About Kraków Barbican
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The Kraków Barbican (Polish: barbakan krakowski) is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls. It is a historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków, Poland. The barbican is one of the few remaining relics of the complex network of fortifications and defensive barriers that once encircled the royal city of Kraków in the south of Poland. It currently serves as a tourist attraction and venue for a variety of exhibitions.
Today Barbican falls under the jurisdiction of The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków which has made it accessible for the tourists, who can tour its interior with outline of historical development of fortifications in Kraków.