Outdoor Pitstop
The story
Audio tour · Ołtarz Wita Stwosza
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You're standing at St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków. From out here you can't see it yet, but behind the high altar stands one of Poland's great national treasures: the altarpiece of Veit Stoss. Poles call him Wit Stwosz. He was a German-born sculptor who lived and worked in this city for more than twenty years. Between 1477 and 1489 he carved this huge Gothic altar out of wood.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
