What you'll hear inside Wawel Cathedral:

• 1
  Sigismund Chapel

  A Renaissance chapel crowned by a gilded dome, regarded as the finest example of Renaissance architecture outside Italy.

• 2
  Vasa Chapel

  A domed chapel built by Sigismund III Vasa, larger than the Sigismund Chapel but featuring a simpler design, adorned with black marble.

• 3
  Mausoleum of Saint Stanislaus

  A splendid mausoleum situated in the centre of the nave, housing the silver coffin of Saint Stanislaus, patron saint of Poland, beneath a canopy of black marble.

• 4
  High Altar

  An altar commissioned around 1650 by Bishop Piotr Gembicki, designed by Giovanni Battista Gisleni with a painting of the Crucifix by Marcin Blechowski.

• 5
  Holy Cross Chapel

  Completed in 1492, this chapel houses the royal tomb of Casimir III the Great and is considered one of Veit Stoss's final works in Poland.

• 6
  Royal Crypt

  Underground crypts housing the tombs of Polish kings, national heroes such as Tadeusz Kościuszko and Józef Piłsudski, and renowned poets including Adam Mickiewicz.

• 7
  Crypt of St Leonard

  A Romanesque crypt housing remains of the city's second cathedral from the 12th century, where Pope John Paul II celebrated his first Mass as a priest.

• 8
  Tower of Sigismund

  Tower housing the famous Sigismund Bell from 1521, one of Europe's largest bells weighing nearly 13 tonnes, accessible via a wooden staircase.