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Czartoryski Library
The Princes Czartoryski Library (Polish language, Polish: ''Biblioteka Książąt Czartoryskich)'' – often abbreviated to Czartoryski Library – is a branch of the National Museum in Kraków, located at 17 St Mark Street, Kraków, St Mark Street in Kraków. It is a Polish foundation library established at the initiative of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and Izabela Czartoryska, Izabela Czartoryska nee Fleming in the second half of the 18th century. History The library collection of Adam Kazimierz and Izabela Fleming Czartoryski was initially housed in the Blue Palace in Warsaw, belonging to the Czartoryski, Czartoryski family. In 1770, the library contained 1,645 prints and Manuscript, manuscripts and published its first catalog. After 1783, the collection was moved to the Czartoryski Palace (Puławy), Czartoryski Palace in Puławy. The Puławy collection was continuously expanded with works of national significance, including the library of Tadeusz Czacki, known as the Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 (2023), with approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Kraków Old Town, Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status. The city began as a Hamlet (place), hamlet on Wawel Hill and was a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. In 1038, it became the seat of King of Poland, Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty, and subsequently served as the centre of administration under Jagiellonian dynasty, Jagiellonian kings and of the Polish–Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
