Collegium Maius

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  • Address: Collegium Maius, Jagiellonska 15, Krakow, Poland (Stare Miasto)
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  • Timings: 09:00 am - 02:20 pm Details
  • Phone: +48-126631488
  • Ticket Price: 12 PLN
  • Tags: Art And Culture, Educational Site, Family And Kids, Architecture
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Collegium Maius is Latin for “Great College”, which it is in many terms. This college, a part of the Jagiellonian University, was built in 1364 with grants from the King Jagiello’s late wife Queen Jadwiga. Built in the Polish Gothic style, it is still used by the University for its Lecture Rooms, professor’s quarters and library. An astonishingly old centre of learning it taught one of the greatest scientific minds of the last millennia, Nicolas Copernicus, who formed the heliocentric model of the known universe which went against the teachings of its time and placed the Sun at the centre of our system, not the Earth. Another famous pupil is Pope John Paul II who studied philology and languages here till the start of the Second World War. One of their most important exhibits on display is the original Jagiellonian globe, a gilded copper globe that is considered to be the earliest globe to show the Americas as a separate continent to the west. There are also instruments here that were used by Copernicus himself!

Collegium Maius Travel Tips

  • The College grounds are free to visit.
  • The museum is free to visit on Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 12 Zloty for a ticket on other days.
  • It is located in the Old Town. You can visit it during one of your mid-day strolls.
  • Buy or reserve the tickets early, there are a limited number.
  • Flash photography is not allowed.
  • There are many restaurants dotted around the area. There is a cafe in the cellar of the college.

How to Reach Collegium Maius

  • The buses numbered 124, 152, 304, 424, 502 and the trams numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24 and 52 can be taken here. The stop is the Main Market Square. It is a short walk from there.

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  • Collegium Maius Address: Collegium Maius, Jagiellonska 15, Krakow, Poland (Stare Miasto)
  • Collegium Maius Contact Number: +48-126631488
  • Collegium Maius Timing: 09:00 am - 02:20 pm
  • Collegium Maius Price: 12 PLN
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  • 28.61% of people who visit Krakow include Collegium Maius in their plan

  • 70.83% of people start their Collegium Maius visit around 10 AM - 11 AM

  • People usually take around 1 Hr to see Collegium Maius

Monday, Thursday and Sunday

76.47% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting Collegium Maius

People normally club together Wawel Royal Castle and Cloth Hall while planning their visit to Collegium Maius.

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