Funeral in Poland Red Roses for Kaczynski
Following Sunday's funeral mass, soldiers carried the coffins of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife out of St. Mary's Basilica on Krakow's main square before taking them for burial at the cathedral inside nearby Wawel Castle.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (left) and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite reached Krakow in time for the funeral, but many other world leaders -- including United States President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- couldn't make it to the funeral because the spread of volcanic ash over large parts of Europe had led to the closure of airspace.
The coffins of Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria: Close to 100,000 people followed behind the procession outside of the church.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski's (center) twin brother and 95 other passangers died in the plane crash a week ago in Smolensk, in western Russia, where they were to land before traveling on to a memorial service in memory of the massacre at Katyn in which 20,000 Poles were murdered under orders from Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1940.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (right) and former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski (second from right) at the funeral mass. Medvedev said that mourning has brought Russia and Poland closer together.
He also stated that the Russian people would be ready to work together with Poland in the future.
Lech Kaczynski's daughter Marta grieves over the loss of her parents -- together with citizens across her country.
Posters in front of the St. Mary's Basilica read: "Lech Kaczynski strong President, honest Poland". Sirens wailed and church bells rang in Poland at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday as the official funeral mass for the deceased president began.
Germany's President, Horst Köhler, traveled to Krakow by helicopter. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic.
A day of national mourning: Two Poles in Krakow peruse photos of the victims of the plane crash in Smolensk.
Wawel Castle: There was much heated discussion over whether the Polish president and his wife should be buried in the crypt, where Polish kings, national heroes and poets are buried.
The procession through Krakow: Thousands of Poles lined the streets, applauding and tossing yellow and red carnations, covering the hearses carrying the coffins of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria.
The arrival at the airport: The Kaczynskis' coffins arrived in Krakow on Sunday in preparation for the burial ceremony.
Shipyard workers from Danzig came to show their respects at the mourning ceremony.
Condolences: The catastrophe has moved all of Poland.
