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The oldest universities and their monuments

Buildings of historic academies where you can still see what studying looked like centuries ago – from Gothic Kraków to Baroque Wrocław and Renaissance Zamość.

  1. Collegium Maius – Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Kraków · Lesser Poland
    The oldest university building in Poland: King Władysław Jagiełło gave the town house to the university in 1400. Today a museum with the university's historic collections and scientific instruments.
  2. Aula Leopoldina – Uniwersytet Wrocławski Wrocław · Lower Silesian
    The Baroque hall of the building erected in 1728–1732 for the Leopoldina Academy, founded in 1702; reopened in 2022 after conservation.
  3. Akademia Zamojska Zamość · Lublin
    An academy founded on the initiative of Jan Zamoyski, opened in 1594; the present building dates from 1639–1648. Today it houses a secondary school.

Route source: maius.uj.edu.pl; descriptions based on the institutions' websites (as of 2026-11-06).