Collegium Novum
| Jagiellonian University Collegium Novum | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Jagiellonian University Collegium Novum area | |
| General information | |
| Type | university |
| Architectural style | neo-Gothic |
| Location | Poland, Kraków 24 Gołębia Street |
| Coordinates | 50°03′39″N 19°55′59″E / 50.06083°N 19.93306°E |
| Construction started | 1873 |
| Completed | 1887 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Feliks Księżarski |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 1978 |
| Part of | Historic Centre of Kraków |
| Reference no. | 29 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Part of | Kraków – historic city center |
| Reference no. | M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 418 |
The Collegium Novum (Latin: "New College") is the Neo-Gothic historic main building of the Jagiellonian University located at 24 Gołębia Street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.
Originally built between the year 1363 and 1365 and after its destruction, rebuilt in between 1873 and 1887. Based on a design by architect Feliks Księżarski to match the oldest building of the university, it was opened for the 500th anniversary of the university's foundation. The Collegium Novum replaced a former academic boarding school called Jeruzalem, consumed by fire in the mid-19th century.
The building contains lecture rooms including an impressive assembly hall (called Aula), Rector's, Deans', and other university authorities' offices as well as those of a number of prominent professors. It is the Jagiellonian University's administrative centre.