High-Tech Solves Doorless Church Puzzle: study recasts Krakow rotunda as private royal chapel; new scans overturn crypt-and-ladder theories

A 2,000-year-old Polish church, long baffling historians with its lack of an entrance, has revealed its secret. New research suggests the rotunda wasn’t a standalone structure but part of a royal palace complex. An enclosed walkway likely connected it to royal residences, making an external door unnecessary and preserving privacy.