The Wawel Royal Castle, together with Wawel Hill, is one of the places of greatest historical and cultural significance in Poland. The centuries-old seat of kings and a symbol of Polish statehood, in 1930 the Castle also became one of the most important museums in the country, preserving a valuable collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, textiles, goldware, militaria, porcelain and furniture. The chambers display the famous tapestries of Sigismund Augustus and the magnificent Italian Renaissance paintings from the Lanckoronski collection, while Wawel's collection of Eastern art includes an outstanding and Europe's largest collection of tents.