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Collegium Witkowskiego
Collegium Witkowskiego

The Collegium Witkowski (Witkowski College), in Kraków, Poland, is a Jagiellonian University building erected in 1908–11. It stands at ulica Gołębia (Dove Street) 13 and was named for physicist and Jagiellonian University rector August Witkowski. The building's style mixes elements of Gothic-revival, Romanesque-revival and Art Nouveau architecture. Originally used by the physics department, it now serves the history department.

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Collegium Witkowski
Świętej Anny, Krakow Stare Miasto (Old Town)

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Świętej Anny
31-008 Krakow, Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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