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2020-08-30T23:32:02+02:00
The most characteristic and the oldest building in Gumniska street is a New Gothic palace at number 30, called from the surnames of its owners Nalepówka or Goldmanówka. It was probably built in the 1860’s for cavalry captain Tomasz Nalepa, later it was owned by Franciszek Nalepa, the Sanguszkos’ forests administrator (in some memories called
2020-08-30T23:31:23+02:00
The old town in Tarnów is surrounded by remains of stone fortifications best visible from the side of Walowa and Bernardyńska streets. They were probably created in the 14th century (the first mention comes from 1448) and later they were developed. Two gates placed in bastions led into the town. On the western side it
2020-08-30T23:20:00+02:00
The Ethnographic Museum is located in a Baroque manor in Krakowska street. First of all it is famous for the exhibition concerning the Romani (Gypsy) history and culture on the background of European history. It also holds precious collections of ancient rural craft and folk art. The museum organizes temporary exhibitions and various types of
2020-08-30T23:18:55+02:00
In historical buildings of the parish school next to the cathedral the oldest diocese museum in Poland is located. It was founded in 1888 by rev. Józef Bąba and it found its location here in the 1950’s. The most important part of the collection are monuments of the craft art – Gothic sculptures and paintings
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The cathedral of Tarnów is located on the highest spot of the Old Town Hill. Nowadays, from the outside, it looks like a Neo-Gothic construction with a 72 m tall tower. It received this shape during the recent reconstruction at the turn of the 20th century. However, an expert eye will notice older Medieval walls
2020-08-30T23:16:56+02:00
About 2 km south from the city centre, on St. Martin’s Mountain, there are remains of the Tarnów castle, built by the founder of Tarnów Spycimir, coat of arms Leliwa, castellan of Cracow. The castle was erected in the first half of the 14th century and it belonged to descendants of Spycimir bearing surname Tarnowski.
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