ARCHITECT, German
(active 14th century in Cracow)

Exterior view

14th century
Photo
Church of the Virgin, Cracow

The church of the Virgin in Cracow was until the 16th century the church of the city's German community. The steeply rising basilica is the result of expensive works in the 14th century carried out by the architect Niklas Werner. The west front, which has no buttresses has two towers, the northwest one belonging to the town and not the church. In 1478, a pinnacled parapet was added to this tower that is among the finest in Europe.

The photo shows the northwest tower (left) of the church.