Rynek Główny i Ulice

Main Market Square in Krakow
Main Market Square – it is the largest medieval town square in Europe. Main Market Square ( Rynek Główny ) was designed in 1257, during the location of the city of Krakow . It was purpose fully designed to be large, to attract passing merchants so they would offer their goods in Kraków, which at that time was the capital of a powerful state and member of the Hanseatic League, of the Kingdom of Poland. Worth attention is the remaining fragment of city fortifications like Barbican and the main entrance to the city, St Florian Gate ( Brama Florianska), which begins the Royal Route pass by Floriańska street, Rynek, Grodzka street to the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill. The Main Square is dominated by the towers of the Gothic St Mary's Church. Every hour the famous Krakow bugle call is played from the taller one. Inside the church, we can admire its greatest highlight: the high altar by Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss) which is Europe's largest Gothic altar. The central part of the Main Square i occupied by the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) – a rare example of a medieval structure that has for centuries served as a commercial centre. On its other side stands the tower of the former Town Hall.