They ushered in the Polish Renaissance, also known as Poland's golden age. Each of these kings were also grand dukes of Lithuania since Poland and Lithuania were united between the 14th and 18th ...

It is often referred to as the true "pearl" of the Polish Renaissance. One town that has not yet been as appreciated by travelers as Krakow is the beautiful Tarnów. Located in the Lesser Poland ...

This is also why most early Polish synagogues have a flat roof, as any other style would have made the structure look taller. The origins of the Renaissance-style attics which crowned the synagogue ...

The attic – reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance style, but also period Polish architecture (look no further than Kraków’s Cloth Halls in the Main Square) – would become a trademark element of many ...