The Collegium Witkowski (Witkowski College), in

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, is a

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

building erected in 1908–11. It stands at ''ulica Gołębia'' (Dove Street) 13 and was named for physicist and Jagiellonian University rector

August Witkowski August Wiktor Witkowski (12 October 1854 – 21 January 1913), was a Polish physicist, professor and rector of Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Biography August Witkowski was born in Brody, the city, which then belonged to Kingdom of Gal ...

. The building's style mixes elements of

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, Romanesque-revival and

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. Originally used by the physics department, it now serves the history department.

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