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| The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin (also referred to as St Mary's Church) in Wadowice, Poland, which Blessed Pope John Paul II attended when he was a boy. The school he attended is on the left of this pic and the house he lived in is on the right. The close proximity of these enabled the young boy to spend much of his time in church. |
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| A statute of the Pope is erected on the left side of the church. This building, belonging to a Jewish owner, is where the Pope grew up in. His accommodation is at the far end and comprised a space with 3 upstairs windows. |
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| Beautiful side altar dedicated to our Lady in the church. |
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| Waiting for the escalator to take us >100 m underground to visit the Krakow Salt Mine. |
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| When this chamber was used for salt extraction. Hundreds of chambers existed. |
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| Implements for salt extraction. |
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| In addition to rail, horses were used to transport salt. They lived in the mine. In view of the fresh air, animals and humans working in the mines could expect to live longer. |
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| Salt carving of a Polish King |
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| My Madam had to walk down some of the way too. Fortunately she didn't complain as it was downhill, the air was very fresh and it was 16 deg C. |
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| One of many altars where the miners would gather for mass before work. Many miners lost their lives due to explosions resulting from gas accumulation in chambers. |
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| A chandelier carved out of salt. |
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| The main altar where weekend masses would be celebrated. Whatever is seen is carved out of salt. |
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