Gothic Beauty
The reflection of the Dominican Church in Kraków, in a shop window at Dominikańska Street.
The first Dominicans arrived in Kraków in 1222, brought here by the Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. He donated to the Dominicans the Romanesque Church of the Holy Trinity, which was most probably the first parish church of Kraków before the city’s Great Charter in 1257. The construction of the new, brick church with three aisles of equal height began in the latter half of the 13th century and continued until the 1330s. After a fire in 1462, the nave was made higher, and crow-stepped parapets were added to the façades of the Church. By the end of the 15th century, the aisles and chancel received a row of chapels. The stately and rich image of the church was further emphasised by the four domed chapels added in the 17th century.
During the Great Fire in July 1850, the church suffered irreparable losses: its entire interior was burnt, and nearly all the roof caved in and fell. In the ensuing reconstruction, the church received neo-Gothic furnishing.(- bazylek100)
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