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28-AUG-2014 Jola Dziubinska

Town Hall And The Cloth Hall.

Krakow, Poland

Town Hall Tower - Krakow's leaning tower was built by the end of the 13th century. The 70-meter-tall Gothic tower at the central Grand Square (Rynek Glowny) leans just 55 centimeters. Yet the reason is unusual – in 1703 a strong wind has caused its tilt.
The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) is the world's oldest shopping mall, it has been in business for 700 years.
Circa 1300 a roof was put over two rows of stalls to form the first Sukiennice building – Cloth Hall – where the textile trade used to go on. It was extended into an imposing Gothic structure 108 meter long and eight meter wide in the second half of the 14th century. The present Renaissance edifice dates from 1555.

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Bobby M21-Oct-2014 23:53
WOW...wonderful memories for me,it seems that you had fun and beautiful weather in Krakow.Great capture.V
wernere0118-Oct-2014 15:43
Looks like a great place. The Cloth Hall has a bit of an oriental touch. v
Ken Duckert18-Oct-2014 12:51
Great street scene Jola - and such a fabulous, rich history.
Helen Betts17-Oct-2014 19:12
One of my favorite places in Krakow. Beautiful, crisp capture in excellent light. V.
Peter Sussex17-Oct-2014 18:34
It has such a long history... and looks awesome. V
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak17-Oct-2014 18:19
Great image!!!
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