The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to it
Krzemionki Flint Mine, once a source of material for Neolithic toolmaking, features an example of ancient parietal art – a linear pictogram of a female deity. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Reconstructed Biskupin fortified settlement of the Lusatian culture, 8th century BC.
Gniezno, considered to be the first capital of Poland and seat of early Piast rulers.
Original tomb effigy of Władysław I the Elbow-high, who was also known as Ladislaus the Short
The Polish Golden Age was the Renaissance period in the Kingdom of Poland and subsequently in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which started in the late 15th century. Historians argue that the Poli
History of Poland
…The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of…
King Sigismund II Augustus and Queen Barbara Radziwiłł in Vilnius by Jan Matejko
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)
Nicolaus Copernicus, one of the most important astronomers in history