What you'll hear inside Barbacane:

• 1
  Main Cylindrical Structure

  Cylindrical brick defensive structure with an internal diameter of 24.4 metres, walls 3 metres thick, and 130 loopholes distributed across its surface.

• 2
  The Seven Defensive Towers

  Seven towers surrounding the main structure of the Barbican, forming part of the medieval Gothic defensive system.

• 3
  Inner Courtyard

  A spacious circular interior courtyard measuring 24.4 metres in diameter, originally left open to provide shelter for troops in times of danger.

• 4
  Kleparz Gate

  One of two access gates to the Barbican, located on the north side and originally defended by a drawbridge.

• 5
  St Florian's Side Gate

  The second entrance gate that led to the covered passageway connecting to St Florian's Gate, which was similarly protected by a drawbridge.

• 6
  Marcin Oracewicz Commemorative Plaque

  A plaque on the eastern wall commemorating the feat of this citizen who defended the city with a single shot during the Bar Confederation in 1768.