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free to swing in any vertical plane. The actual path of the swing appears to rotate; while in fact the plane is fixed in space, but the Earth rotates under the pendulum once a sidereal day. It is a simple and easy-to-see proof of the Earth's movement. The pendulum weights 25 kg and is fitted
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with the red laser marking a clock face at the floor. It takes about an hour to notice a significant difference in its path, and the explanation is provided in Polish.
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in the city. However, the renovations two years later required that the pendulum be taken down. In 2000, said Dr Henryk Brancewicz, astronomer at the
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from 1735 with the image of Józef Brodowski "giving keys to St. Peter" was designed by Kacper Bażanka. Among the accessories in the interior, a
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was drafted by an Italian architect Giovanni de Rossi. His design was carried out by Józef Britius at first (from 1597), and then modified by
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The history of the pendulum at the Church is several decades long. For the first time, it was hung in 1949 on the initiative of professors
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there, the biggest in contemporary Poland. It featured around 80 to 100 singers. In the basement beneath the floor of the church Rev.
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Since 1842 until now, it belongs to the Roman Catholic All Saints parish. In 1960 the church was raised to the rank of the Smaller
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of the Bishop Andrzej Trzebicki from late 17th century stands out prominently, as well as the receptacles of
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and Saint Stanisław. In the aisles, his artwork becomes much more joyous and include figures of angelic
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made by Dawid Heel. Above the main portal, there's the emblem of the order of Jesuits with saints
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and Władysław Horbacki. It was put on display again in 1991 on the anniversary of the arrival of
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The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the first structure in Kraków designed entirely in the
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is buried. Most recently, beginning January 2010, works proceeded on creating the National
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who perfected the original design of Józef Britius. It is the biggest of the historic
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with raised sculptures of apostles designed by Kacper Bażanka. They were made with
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The Church of Saint Peter and Paul hosts one of Poland's National Pantheons (
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Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr
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Every Thursday inside the Church, demonstrations are held of the longest
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who spent most of his adult life working in Poland. In the apse of the
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decorations of the interior, mainly on overhead vaults, belong to
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in Poland (46,5 m), suspended for the popular display of the
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1619 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Notable people buried at the Saints Peter and Paul Church
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of Saints Peter and Paul Basilica was constructed with
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17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland
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Since 1842 it serves the Catholic All Saints 1134: 976: 842: 840: 838: 791:, (1908–1978), mathematician and cryptologist 779:, (1909–1942), mathematician and cryptologist 773:, (1905–1980), mathematician and cryptologist 496:at the intersection, and a short rectangular 1101: 970: 945: 26: 1078: 1033: 928:"Saints Peter and Paul Church virtual tour" 922: 920: 331:church located at 54 Grodzka Street in the 835: 37: 1269:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1619 733:People interred at the pantheon include: 553:, and the statues of patrons of Poland – 1048: 1021: 917: 43:View of Church of Saints Peter and Paul 1135:Kazimierowski, Janusz (February 1971). 1040:"Le pendule de Foucault perd la boule." 866: 755:, (1930–2013), dramatist and cartoonist 584:and focussed on the priest celebrating 561:woven into ornamental compositions and 1261: 1211:Historia z wirtualną panoramą wnętrza 431: 405:. 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Kraków
Poland
Denomination
Catholic Church
All Saints Parish
Sigismund III Vasa
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Giovanni Maria Bernardoni
Giovanni Trevano
Style
Baroque
Groundbreaking
Materials
Brick
stone
Archdiocese
Kraków
UNESCO World Heritage Site
29bis
Historic Monument of Poland
Polish
Roman Catholic
Polish Baroque
Old Town
district
Kraków
Poland
Giovanni Maria Bernardoni

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