The Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill was founded by the construction of a first building around the year 1000. Thereafter, succeeded a Romanesque church in the 12th century and finally a Gothic church in the 14th. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage since 1978.
The Saints Peter and Paul Church is the first Baroque architecture building in Krakow. It was built from 1597 to 1619 for the Jesuits, hence the obvious inspiration from the Gesù church in Rome.
The Beit Midrash Hevra Tehilim in Kraków is an Ashkenazi synagogue built 1896 by the architect Nachman Kopald. The synagogue was restored after the Second World War. This Rundbogenstil brick building now serves as a restaurant.
The Tempel Synagogue was built from 1860-1862 in a mix of Moorish and neo-Romanesque styles. It is no longer used as a place of worship and hosts concerts and meetings. The interior is richly decorated with colourful patterns and gold leaf atypical of other synagogues.
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