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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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