Floriańska Street or St. Florian's Street ( Polish : ulica Floriańska , Latin : platea Sancti Floriani ) is one of the main streets in Kraków Old Town and one of the most famous promenades in the city. The street forms part of the regular grid plan of Stare Miasto (the Old Town), the merchants' town that extends the medieval heart of the city, which was drawn up in 1257 after the destruction of the city during the first Mongol invasion of Poland of 1241.
18-514: Floriańska appears on the 1257 plan of the extended city. It marks the beginning of the Royal Road in Kraków and stretches from the north-western end of the main square, Rynek Główny , to the landmark St. Florian's Gate , a distance of 335 metres (1,099 ft). There are currently 51 numbered buildings on the street (up to no 44 even and no 57 odd). It is named after Saint Florian . In 1882,
36-477: A far country to their destination at Wawel . The Royal Road starts outside the northern flank of the old city walls in the medieval suburb of Kleparz, now a central district of Kraków. It begins at St. Florian's Church ( Kościół św. Floriana ), containing the relics of St. Florian – the Patron Saint of Poland – miraculously saved numerous times in the 12th, 16th and 17th centuries. St. Florian's Church
54-522: Is one of the main streets in Kraków Old Town and one of the most famous promenades in the city. The street forms part of the regular grid plan of Stare Miasto (the Old Town), the merchants' town that extends the medieval heart of the city, which was drawn up in 1257 after the destruction of the city during the first Mongol invasion of Poland of 1241. Floriańska appears on the 1257 plan of
72-683: Is the Adam Mickiewicz Monument , one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland. At the beginning of Grodzka: the Church of St. Wojciech ( St Adalbert's ) and not far behind, the All Saints Square ( pl. Wszystkich Świętych ) with Wielopolski Palace (the seat of Kraków's mayor ) and the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on its west side with Shroud of Turin exact replica. Just three small city blocks down Grodzka, there's
90-582: The Jan Matejko House at no 41, and the Jama Michalika cafe at no 45. The north-western end of the street passes through St. Florian's Gate . Today, the street is a major tourist attraction, and most buildings feature shops, restaurants, cafes and similar establishments. In 2007, the Polish magazine Wprost ranked Floriańska Street as the third most prestigious street in Poland, and
108-587: The Pharmacy Museum of the Jagiellonian University Medical College at no 25, the Jan Matejko House at no 41, and the Jama Michalika cafe at no 45. The north-western end of the street passes through St. Florian's Gate . Today, the street is a major tourist attraction, and most buildings feature shops, restaurants, cafes and similar establishments. In 2007, the Polish magazine Wprost ranked Floriańska Street as
126-638: The Romanesque Church of St. Wojciech in the south-eastern corner of the square, and leads down Grodzka Street along a number of historic landmarks and two smaller squares featured on both sides. Grodzka ends at the foot of the Wawel Hill ; with the Wawel architectural complex spread above, featuring Wawel Castle with an armoury , and the Cathedral . Some of the most revered as well as
144-798: The St. Mary Magdalene Square with the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (first Baroque church in Poland ) and the Church of St. Andrew; and, at the end of Grodzka (one block further), the Church of St. Giles at Podzamcze Street . The Royal Road opens up to Wawel Hill towering from above, with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral accessible by two ascending roads, the east and the west side entrances. Floria%C5%84ska Street Floriańska Street or St. Florian's Street ( Polish : ulica Floriańska , Latin : platea Sancti Floriani )
162-642: The best preserved. The Road passes the old fortifications through Floriańska Gate under a defensive tower. It is the original entrance to the city and the only gate, of the eight city gates built in the Middle Ages , not dismantled during the 19th century modernization of Kraków. Inside the Old Town ( Stare Miasto ), the Road continues along Floriańska Street and enters the Main Square ( Rynek Główny ),
180-415: The extended city. It marks the beginning of the Royal Road in Kraków and stretches from the north-western end of the main square, Rynek Główny , to the landmark St. Florian's Gate , a distance of 335 metres (1,099 ft). There are currently 51 numbered buildings on the street (up to no 44 even and no 57 odd). It is named after Saint Florian . In 1882, the first horse tram line started. In 1901 it
198-536: The first horse tram line started. In 1901 it was transformed into the electricity line (now defunct). A number of notable landmarks and monuments, mainly kamienica-style buildings , are located on the street. They include buildings in the first half no 1, Kamienica pod Murzynami, no 2, Kamienica Mennica, no 13, Kamienica "Amendzińska" (also known as the Kmita Palace), no 14, the Hotel Pod Rózą, and later,
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#1732790415551216-865: The foot of Floriańska Street; the Matejko Manor division of the National Museum as well as the Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy on Floriańska; and the Hipolit House division of the Historical Museum of Kraków across from St. Mary's Basilica (including a smaller Church of St Barbara), at the entrance to Main Market Square . On the east side of Sukiennice Cloth Hall with the free-standing Town Hall Tower protruding from behind, there
234-598: The largest medieval market square in Europe. On the left-hand side, at the northeast corner of the square stands St. Mary's Basilica , home of the oldest and the largest Gothic altarpiece in the world. At the center of the plaza, surrounded by row houses ( kamienice ) and noble residences, stands the Renaissance cloth hall Sukiennice flanked by the Town Hall Tower ( Wieża ratuszowa ). The Road passes
252-586: The lesser known points of interest and historic landmarks of the city stand on the path of the Royal Road. A more complete list of them would also include the following: Battle of Grunwald Monument at the centre of pl. Matejki , next to the Academy of Fine Arts , right across from Barbakan at Basztowa Street; Arsenal of the Czartoryski Museum on Pijarska Street adjacent to Florian Gate at
270-429: The northern end of the medieval Old Town and continues south through the centre of town towards Wawel Hill , where the old royal residence, Wawel Castle , is located. The Royal Road passes some of the most prominent historic landmarks of Poland's royal capital, providing a suitable background to coronation processions and parades, kings' and princes' receptions, foreign envoys and guests of distinction traveling from
288-613: The third most prestigious street in Poland, and the most prestigious in Kraków, following Warsaw 's Nowy Świat (New World Street) and Krakowskie Przedmieście Street . In 2011 and 2013, rents at Floriańska Street was ranked second in Poland, second only to that for Nowy Świat Street. Jadwiga Kalinowska (1976). Ulica Floriańska: jej historia, zabytki, konserwacja . KKPM. Royal Road, Krak%C3%B3w The Royal Road or Royal Route ( Polish : Droga Królewska , IPA: [ˈdrɔɡa kruˈlɛfska] ) in Kraków , Poland , begins at
306-435: Was also the starting point for royal funeral processions , concluding at Wawel Cathedral . The Royal Road crosses Matejko Square ( pl. Matejki ), passes the Academy of Fine Arts ( Akademia Sztuk Pięknych ) on the right-hand side and crosses Basztowa Street – to the medieval barbican ( Barbakan ). The Gothic-style Barbakan , built in 1499, is one of only three such fortified outposts still surviving in Europe and also,
324-446: Was transformed into the electricity line (now defunct). A number of notable landmarks and monuments, mainly kamienica-style buildings , are located on the street. They include buildings in the first half no 1, Kamienica pod Murzynami, no 2, Kamienica Mennica, no 13, Kamienica "Amendzińska" (also known as the Kmita Palace), no 14, the Hotel Pod Rózą, and later, the Pharmacy Museum of the Jagiellonian University Medical College at no 25,
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