Never before or later in Polish architecture did the wealth of forms and details take on such a spectacular scale as in the Baroque era, when temples and palaces were designed with exceptional panache ...

The reign of King Sigismund III Vasa – a devout Catholic – was particularly marked by the construction of several examples of Baroque architecture. Sigismund himself designed facades and other ...

Fortunately for lovers of the city's remarkable architecture, The Palazzo Zuccari ... named Federico Zuccari designed the whimsical Baroque door and windows for his home in 1590.