Sigismund Chapel

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Sigismund Chapel is a renowned Renaissance funerary chapel in Kraków, Poland, celebrated for its golden dome and richly decorated interior as one of the architectural highlights of Wawel Cathedral.

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Sigismund Chapel canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
funerary chapel ⓘ
architect Bartolomeo Berrecci NERFINISHED ⓘ
architectNationality Italian ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance masterpiece of Northern Renaissance architecture ⓘ
one of the finest Renaissance chapels north of the Alps ⓘ
associatedDynasty Jagiellonian dynasty ⓘ
builtFor Jagiellonian dynasty ⓘ
commissionedBy Sigismund I the Old ⓘ
constructionEnd 1533 ⓘ
constructionStart 1519 ⓘ
containsTombOf Anna Jagiellon ⓘ
Sigismund I the Old ⓘ
Sigismund II Augustus ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Sigismund of Burgundy ⓘ
era Polish Renaissance ⓘ
floorPlanType centralized plan ⓘ
function royal funerary chapel ⓘ
hasElement coffering ⓘ
lantern on dome ⓘ
ornate portal ⓘ
pilasters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Historic Centre of Kraków ⓘ
linked to: Old Town of Kraków
interiorFeature Renaissance altarpiece ⓘ
royal sarcophagi ⓘ
stucco decoration ⓘ
locatedIn Kraków ⓘ
Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
locatedOn Wawel Hill ⓘ
material marble ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFor Renaissance sculptural decoration ⓘ
golden dome ⓘ
richly decorated interior ⓘ
partOf Wawel Cathedral complex ⓘ
linked to: Wawel Cathedral
patron Sigismund I the Old ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roofFeature gilded dome ⓘ
significance major architectural highlight of Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Wawel Cathedral → contains → Sigismund Chapel ⓘ
Bartolomeo Berrecci → notableWork → Sigismund Chapel ⓘ