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General view of the monastery | |
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| Official name | Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park |
| Location | Kalwaria Zebrzydowska,Gmina Kalwaria Zebrzydowska,Wadowice County,Lesser Poland Voivodeship,Poland |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 905 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rdSession) |
| Area | 380 ha (940 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 2,600 ha (6,400 acres) |
| Website | www |
| Coordinates | 49°52′N19°40′E / 49.867°N 19.667°E /49.867; 19.667 |
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Park is aMannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park, built in the 17th century as theCounter Reformation in the late 16th century led to prosperity in the creation ofcalvaries in Catholic Europe.
The park, located near the town ofKalwaria Zebrzydowska, which took its name from the park, was added in 1999 to theUNESCO list ofWorld Heritage Sites. The site is also one of Poland's official nationalHistoric Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated November 17, 2000, and tracked by theNational Heritage Board of Poland.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska was established in 1600 byMikołaj Zebrzydowski,voivode of Kraków forFranciscan friars (custodians of theHoly Sepulchre inJerusalem). It was modelled on the 1584 map of Jerusalem byChristian Kruik van Adrichem.[1]
Basilica of St. Mary was established by Mikołaj Zebrzydowski forBernardines. The church was designed byGiovanni Maria Bernardoni and the construction process was conducted by Paul Baudarth, an architect and goldsmith fromAntwerp, between 1603 and 1609.[2]
Calvary park consists 42 chapels modelled and named after the places in Jerusalem and Holy Land. There are two main paths - one devoted to Jesus Christ and the other one devoted to Holy Mary. The first has 24 chapels, the second 11 chapels, the rest are common to both of them. The most interesting are:
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