The first elements of the new style are evident in the foundation of the Dominican Trinity church in Kraków (1226–1250),[1] built by Bishop Iwo Odrowąż.
The earliest building in Poland built entirely in the Gothic style is the chapel of St. Hedwig in Trzebnica (1268–1269), on the grounds of a Cistercian monastery.
The reign of king Casimir the Great was the time of the greatest flowering of gothic architecture in Poland.
In the region of Lesser Poland (in the south) buildings were built of brick with stone blocks used for some details.
As in Lesser Poland, Silesian Gothic buildings were mostly made of brick, with stone being used for details.
The architecture of the northern Poland was strongly influenced by the Teutonic Order state buildings and Hansa cities.
Castles and monasteries built by Joannites (Stare Drawsko, Łagów, Swobnica, Pęzino) and the Teutonic Order, in the state created by them in Prussia (Malbork, Radzyń Chełmiński, Niedzica) and bishops (in Lipowiec).
The best preserved Gothic castles are: A town hall called Ratusz was a symbol of a city's power in the Middle Ages.
Urban area is usually divided grid of streets perpendicular to the plot by creating a chessboard layout.
The city walls surrounded, sometimes in place of the earlier shafts and such investment is carried out for many years, making frequent upgrades.
Leading to the ornate gates of cities often preceded the late Gothic period barbakanami connected with them neck.