Wawel Senator Tower
Wawel Senator Tower is a tower in Kraków, Małopolskie. Wawel Senator Tower is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mała Baszta, as well as near Lost Wawel Museum.Photo: Mach240390, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Wawel Castle.
Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus
Church
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wawel Cathedral, formally titled the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus is situated 120 metres northwest of Wawel Senator Tower.
Wawel Castle
Castle
Photo: Stanislau 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around a Polish Renaissance courtyard.
Wawel
Peak
Photo: Pawelsuder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around a Polish Renaissance courtyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kazimierz and Old Town.
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.
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.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie
Neighborhood
Photo: Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is a neighborhood.
Wawel Senator Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: fortified tower, architectural heritage monument, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.05396° or 50° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
19.93675° or 19° 56′ 12″ eastHeight
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
9F2X3W3P+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 85151348OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1297252
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Wawel Senator Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Senatorenturm (Wawel)”
- German: “Senatorenturm”
- German: “Senatorerturm”
- Hungarian: “Szenátori-torony (Wawel)”
- Hungarian: “Szenátori-torony”
- Polish: “Baszta Senatorska na Wawelu”
- Polish: “Baszta Senatorska”
- Russian: “Сенаторская башня”
- Ukrainian: “Сенаторська вежа”
- Uzbek: “Senator minorasi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mała Baszta and Lost Wawel Museum.
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