NATIONAL THEATRE (TEATR WIELKI AND OPERA NARODOWA)
Read moreBuilt in the 19th century according to the project of the Italian architect Antonio Corazzi, this theater, one of the largest in Europe, has an opera hall with nearly 2,000 seats. During the siege of Warsaw in 1939, it was bombed and burned almost entirely. Only the façade survived. There is a small museum dedicated to it, which also explores the entire history of theater in Poland. You can even visit it before a performance if you plan to go to the theater.
DWOREK GOŚCINNY
Read moreThe architectural gem that was the Dworek Gościnny at the time of its creation in 1884 is shining again. Destroyed in a fire in 1962, the Thermaleo Group rebuilt it on its original foundation. The exterior is a work of respect for the quality of the architecture and craftsmanship of yesteryear, rebuilt from the memories of the locals: there were no photos that existed of the interior.
To know: in the evening, the Jazz Bar at Dworek Gościnny is an unusual place to listen to live music and enjoy a good whiskey.
JULIUSZ SŁOWACKI THEATER
Read moreYou will certainly have noticed the building of the theater. Built by the Cracow architect Jan Zawiejski, between 1891 and 1893, it reminds by its shape the Opera Garnier of Paris. Its facade, rather eclectic, combines Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque elements. Its construction caused a lot of controversy at the time, since it led to the demolition of the medieval complex of the monastery and the church of the Holy Spirit. In protest, the painter Jan Matejko renounced his title of honorary citizen of Krakow.