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Cloth Hall^1

Sukiennice

Rynek Główny 1/3. Map C2.

@ 103, 124, 152, 502. v 3, 4,

5, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19. Musuem of

19th Century Art Tel (012) 422

1166. 
      

      call ahead or check website

      
      

      for opening hours. & http://www.
      muzeum.krakow.pl

      
      

Set in the centre of the Main

Market Square, the Cloth Hall

replaced an earlier Gothic

trade hall dating from the

late 14th century. Destroyed

in a fire then rebuilt by

Giovanni Maria Padovano, it

owes part of its present app e-

arance to Tomasz Pryliński’s

Romantic-style restoration

between 1875 and 1879.

Today, the ground floor is

filled with a selection of

souvenir shops and cafés.

The Musuem of 19th Century

Art, a branch of the National

Museum, is located on the

upper floor. It has a collec-

tion of 19th-cen tury paint -

ings by renowned artists,

including Jan Matejko and

Henryk Siemiradzki.

in the 14th century and pulled

down in the 19th cen tury.

Today, it houses a branch of

the Historical Museum.

Aspects of the city’s history

can be seen in the Museum

of the History of the Market,

in the crypt of the neigh-

bouring St Adalbert’s Church.

Frenzy, by Władysław Podkowiński,

Cloth Hall

GRODZKA

SIENNA

City Hall Tower^2

Wieża Ratuszowa

Rynek Główny 1. Map C2. @ 103,

124, 152, 502. v 3, 4, 5, 13, 14,

15, 18, 19. Historical Museum

Tel (012) 619 2318. # Apr–Oct:

10:30am–6pm daily. ¢ 1, 3 May

& 15 Aug. &

The Gothic tower, crowned

by a Baroque cupola, which

dominates the Main Market

Square is the only remaining

vestige of the City Hall, built

Church of St Barbara

Dating from the late 14th

century, this church con-

tains many treasures,

including a 15th-century

Gothic pietà. It was the

principal Polish church

in Cracow during

Austrian rule.

Merchant’s House,

also known as

“At a Sign of the

Lizard”, gets its

name from the

relief of lizards

carved in stone

above the main

portal. It is now

a pub and cul-

tural centre.

Ulica Floriańska^3

Map D2. @ 103, 124, 179, 192,

424, 502. v 1, 7, 8, 18, 36, 38.

Matejko House Tel (012) 422 5926.

# 10am–6pm Tue–Sat, 10am–4pm

Sun. ¢ Mon. & free on Thu. 8

Jama Michalika # 9am–10pm

Sun–Thu, 9am–11pm Fri, Sat.

This charming street in the

Old Town is full of restaurants,

cafés and shops. It leads from

the Main Market Square to the

Florian Gate and was once

part of the Royal Route, along

which rulers would ride on

their way from Warsaw to

their coronation in Cracow.

Matejko House (Dom

Matejki), at No. 41, is the

birth place of the painter

Jan Matejko. He spent most

of his life here. On display

is a col lection of his paint-

ings and his studio, full of

artist’s materials.

A little further on, at No. 45,

is Jama Michalika, a café that

was very fashionable in the

late 19th to early 20th centu-

ries. The fine Art Nouveau

decor by Karol Frycz can still

be seen. The Florian Gate at

the end of the street is one

of the few surviv ing remnants

of the city’s medieval forti-

fications, along with a section

of the city wall.

Medieval Florian Gate at the end of

ulica Floriańska

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