Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków
The Church of the Transfiguration and the Protection of Our Lady Queen of Poland colloquially the Piarist Church and Transfiguration Church is a Roman Catholic Piarist conventual church located at 4 Pijarska Street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.Photo: Jeremiah Z. Cockroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Kraków, Poland
- Also known as: “Church of the Transfiguration in Krakow (Pijarska Street)”, “Kościół pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego”, and “Piarist Church”
- Address: Pijarska 4, Kraków
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Czartoryski Museum and Saint Florian’s Gate.
Czartoryski Museum
Museum
Photo: Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Princes Czartoryski Museum – often abbreviated to Czartoryski Museum – is a historic museum in Kraków, Poland, and one of the country's oldest museums.
Saint Florian’s Gate
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Florian's Gate in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Mongol attack. Saint Florian’s Gate is situated 110 metres east of Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Kazimierz.
Old Town
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY 3.0.
The Old City of Kraków, referred to in Polish as Stare Miasto, forms the historical kernel of this vibrant Polish city and is the first target for most travellers to the city for accommodation, eating out, entertainment, and attractions.
Kazimierz
Photo: Eli Ruth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kazimierz is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in Poland. Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie
Neighborhood
Photo: Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is a neighborhood.
Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków
- Categories: piarist church, architectural heritage monument, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.06496° or 50° 3′ 54″ northLongitude
19.93989° or 19° 56′ 24″ eastOperator
Zakon Kleryków Regularnych Ubogich Matki Bożej Szkół Pobożnych (Pijarzy)Open location code
9F2X3W7Q+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 153033978OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q11745742
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Transfiguratiekerk (Krakau)”
- Dutch: “Transfiguratiekerk”
- French: “église de la Transfiguration”
- French: “Église des Piaristes de Cracovie”
- French: “église des Piaristes”
- German: “Piaristenkirche”
- Hungarian: “Urunk Színeváltozása templom”
- Polish: “Kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego w Krakowie (ul. Pijarska)”
- Polish: “Kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego w Krakowie”
- Russian: “Церковь Преображения Господня”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Transfiguración del Señor en Cracovia (calle Pijarska)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Transfiguración del Señor en Cracovia”
- Ukrainian: “Костел Преображення Господнього в Кракові (вул. Піярська)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Преображення Господнього”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galeria Krypta and Kuria Prowincjalna Polskiej Prowincji Zakonu Pijarów.
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