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66. Wawel Castle, view from the east
now called the Senators’. The castle has virtually no fagade.
Visitors first view the architecturally indifferent royal kitchen
building, and take the narrow lane past the Cathedral to arrive at
the modest gatehouse. The arch of the Renaissance portal, bearing
the inscription SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS,
leads through a long, vaulted passageway to an arcaded courtyard,
the centre of the whole complex. It is an irregular quadrangle, or
a pentagon if the dent in the alignment of the west wing and the
royal kitchens is counted. The castle proper is made of the west,
north and east wings with the Hen’s Foot. The south side is
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now called the Senators’. The castle has virtually no fagade.
Visitors first view the architecturally indifferent royal kitchen
building, and take the narrow lane past the Cathedral to arrive at
the modest gatehouse. The arch of the Renaissance portal, bearing
the inscription SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS,
leads through a long, vaulted passageway to an arcaded courtyard,
the centre of the whole complex. It is an irregular quadrangle, or
a pentagon if the dent in the alignment of the west wing and the
royal kitchens is counted. The castle proper is made of the west,
north and east wings with the Hen’s Foot. The south side is
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