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Royal Route
Royal Route
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1. Barbican » 2. St Florian’s Gate » 3. Defence Towers » 4. Floriańska Street » 5. Main Square » 6. Houses Standing by the Main Square in Kraków » 7. St Mary's Church » 8. Cloth Hall » 9. St Adalbert's Church » 10. Town Hall Tower » 11. Grodzka Street » 12. All Saints’ Square » 13. Wielopolski Mansion » 14. Wyspiański Pavilion » 15. St Mary Magdalene Square » 16. Collegium Iuridicum » 17. St Peter and St Paul's Church » 18. St Andrew's Church » 19. Kanonicza Street » 20. Deanery » 21. Długosz House » 22. Wawel Hill and CastleFor centuries, this route has been followed by monarchs returning after victorious battles, bishops assuming office, envoys from foreign lands, and the funeral corteges of great Poles. This historic route leads along ul. Floriańska, crosses the Main Square, and then runs along Grodzka and Kanonicza streets. The greatest treasures of the Royal Capital City are found along it: the Barbican and St Florian’s Gate, the Cloth Hall, St Mary’s, St Adalbert’s, and St Peter and St Paul’s, mansions, palaces and museums (including the Pharmaceutical, Jan Matejko, and Archdiocesan Museums). Walking the Royal Route when visiting Kraków is a must, yet, what a pleasant "must" it must be!
Facsimile of the 15th-century woodcut from the Hartmann Schedel's "World Chronicle"
St Florian’s Gate
Its other name was Porta Gloriae, that is “the gate of glory”, as it opened the royal route (Via Regia). It was through this gate that kings would enter the city after victorious battles, it was also used for ceremonial reasons by diplomats... »
Defence Towers
Thus the 39 Kraków towers were defended by shoemakers, carpenters, joiners, painters, etc. In the Middle Ages, the number of crafts also included representatives of many trades that have since been forgotten: haberdashers, cordwainers, and needle makers... »
Floriańska Street
Floriańska has always been one of Kraków’s most important streets. It was one of the city’s first streets to receive proper cobbles, and towards the end of the 15th century, hardly any of the houses lining Floriańska were wooden... »
Main Square
The huge, main square of the city was laid out in accordance with the City Charter, which awarded it rights under the Law of Magdeburg in 1257. It was situated at the crossing of former trade routes forming in plan a square... »
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