Carpenters Tower in Kraków

Carpenters Tower in Kraków is a tower in Kraków, Małopolskie. Carpenters Tower in Kraków is situated nearby to the castle Arsenal in Krakow, as well as near Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Czartoryski Museum and Saint Florian’s Gate.

Czartoryski Museum

Museum

Czartoryski Museum

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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

Saint Florian’s Gate

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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 100 metres east of Carpenters Tower in Kraków.

Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków

Church

Church of the Transfiguration, Kraków

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Kazimierz.

Old Town

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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

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Kazimierz is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in Poland. Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.

Półwsie Zwierzynieckie

Neighborhood

Półwsie Zwierzynieckie

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Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is a neighborhood.

Carpenters Tower in Kraków

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: fortified tower, tower, tourism, fortification, and historic site
Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.06519° or 50° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

19.94002° or 19° 56′ 24″ east

Height

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

9F2X3W8R+32

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fortification

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man_made=tower

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tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Vietnamese—“Carpenters Tower in Kraków” goes by many names.

German: “Baszta Cieśli (Kraków)”
German: “Zimmereiturm”
German: “Zimmermannsturm”
Hungarian: “Ácsok bástyája”
Polish: “Baszta Ciesielska w Krakowie”
Polish: “Baszta Ciesielska”
Polish: “Baszta Cieśli w Krakowie”
Spanish: “torre de carpinteros”
Spanish: “Torre de carpinteros”
Vietnamese: “Tháp Cieśli”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arsenal in Krakow and Galeria Krypta.

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