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	Topics Polish Gothic Topic Home The GothicGothic architecture Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished... style arrived in PolandPoland Summary Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... in the 13th century. In the north and west of the country, there are some scarce RomanesqueRomanesque architecture The term Romanesque, like many other stylistic designations, was not a term contemporary with the art it describes but an in... predecessors (see hereBrick Romanesque Brick Romanesque is an architectural style and chronological phase of architectural history.... ). Most Gothic buildings in Poland are made of brickBrick Brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks which are hardened, either by burning in a kiln or... , and belong to the BalticBaltic region The *Baltic region* is an ambiguous term used to denominate an arbitrary region connected to the Baltic Sea.... Brick GothicBrick Gothic Brick Gothic is a reduced style of Gothic architecture in Northern Europe, especially in the regions around the Baltic Sea w... , especially in northern Poland (see Significant Brick Gothic buildings in PolandList of Brick Gothic buildings Overview Brick Gothic is a style of Gothic architecture widespread in the Northern Germany and the Baltic region.... ). Nonetheless, not all Gothic buildings in Poland are made of brick. For example, the WawelWawel Wawel is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland, at an altitude of 228 metres... Cathedral in KrakówKraków Krakw see also Names of European cities in different languages) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with... is mostly stone-built. Poland also has some Gothic fieldstone churchFieldstone church The term fieldstone church denotes a type of church, built using fieldstone of glacial erratics and glacial rubble.... es, mostly of relatively small size. The centers of Polish Gothic are KrakówKraków Krakw see also Names of European cities in different languages) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with... , GdanskGdansk Gdansk is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.... , TorunTorun Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river.... and WroclawWroclaw Wroclaw, is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River .... . Many Gothic buildings within the modern-day borders of Poland were connected with the Hanseatic LeagueHanseatic League The Hanseatic League comprised an alliance of trading guilds that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Balt... or with German settlementsOstsiedlung Settlement in the East, also known as German eastward expansion, refers to the eastward expansion of Germans into regi... , making the term Polish Gothic somewhat problematic. There are, however, examples where it does clearly apply, such as the 14th-century St. Mary's BasilicaFacts About St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków St. Mary's Basilica is a Brick Gothic church built in the 14th century adjacent to the main market square of Krakw, Poland.... at KrakówKraków Krakw see also Names of European cities in different languages) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with... , a definite Polish achievement. See also Culture of medieval PolandCulture of medieval Poland The culture of medieval Poland is closely intertwined with the activities of the Catholic Church in Poland, especially durin...