The most important dates in history of Krakow -15-17th centuries
15-17th centuries
1477 -89 - Veit Stoss works on Main Altar for Saint Mary’s Church
around 1500 - beginning of Wawel Castle rebuilding in Renaissance style
1503 -05 - first renaissance masterpiece in Royal Cathedral made by Francesco Fiorentino
1517-1518 - arrival of Bartolomeo Berrecci - Italian artist with invented name who continued the works in Royal Castle, made project and built Sigismund Chapel - the best renaissance masterpiece ever known out of Italy
1520 - Royal Cathedral features the new bell called Sigismund (after the sponsor king) made in by Hans Beham from Nurnberg
1525 - homage to the Polish King Sigismund the Old by Prince Albert Hohenzollern of Prussia, on the Main Market Square
1555 - after a big fire, construction of the new Cloth Hall
1550s - Flemish tapestries arrive to Royal Castle
1595 - after a big fire in Royal Castle - King Sigismund III decides to move to Warsaw next year
1596 - beginning of construction of St Peter and Paul’s Church, the first Baroque building in Poland
1655 - severe city damages during Swedish invasion