Abstract
Cracow is the former capital of Poland. For 700 years it was the coronation and burial site of Polish kings and it is still the final resting place of Polish heroes. It is also the seat of many Polish institutions including the Catholic Church and the Jagiellonian which is Poland's oldest and leading university. With this background it is a kind of national shrine for Poles described by a former bishop of the city, Pope John Paul II, as ‘a summary of the history of Poland’. Yet Cracow reflects more than Poland. Centuries of invasion and conquest have left a legacy of many periods and regimes.
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