The Wawel Royal Castle. It is the symbol of the Polish imperial state and has now been converted into a museum.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The main market square. It is one of the largest medieval town squares in Europe.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Cloth Hall, the centrepiece of the main market square.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The "Lady with an ermine". This painting by Leonardo da Vinci is currently on display in Wawel on loan from the Czartoryski Museum, which is also in Krakow.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Oskar Schindler's office, a reconstruction at the museum that was once his factory.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The faces of some of the people in Schindler's list.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Schindler's factory, now a museum.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The Empty Chairs Memorial. It is a haunting tram square called Plac Bohaterow Getta with 70 empty bronze chairs strewn across it to mark the many Jews who were taken away from there.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The original wall of the Krakow ghetto.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The ghetto wall as reproduced in the Schindler factory museum.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Outside the building housing Europe's first bookshop.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Remuh Synagogue, one of two active synagogues in Kazimierz today.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The Wailing Wall built entirely of tombstones near Remuh Synagogue.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Polish cheese, a delicacy.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Polish toys, which are available at Cloth Hall.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Giant mushrooms on sale in the market.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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The altar at St. Mary's Basilica, the largest Gothic altar in the world.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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An engraving in St. Mary's Basilica, a splendid example of baroque art.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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A passage inside Krakow's famous underground salt mine, Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka, at a depth of 327 metres.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Inside the salt mine, statues made of salt showing a Polish king offering a handful of salt to his would-be bride.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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A mural in the underground market museum depicting traders engaged in commerce.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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Inside the salt mine, a chandelier made of salt.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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"The Last Supper" in salt in the salt mine.Photo: Sudha Mahalingam
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