Petrography and provenance of sandstone from Piast Castle and its adjacent chapel in Legnica (SW Poland): implications for medieval and early modern building stone supply
Journal: Geological Quarterly
Year: 2025

Piast Castle in Legnica (SW Poland) is one of the largest preserved Late Romanesque secular residences in Europe. Constructed and remodelled between the late 12th and 17th centuries, the Castle and its chapel incorporate numerous sandstone architectural details, the provenance and petrographic characteristics of which have been insufficiently documented. We identify the lithological types and probable sources of these sandstones, and investigate their variability in relation to distinct construc