St. Florian’s Gate is located at the end of Florianska Street in the Krakow Old Town. From one side, Florianska Street reaches St. Mary’s Basilica on the Krakow Main Square. From the other side, through St. Florian’s Gate, it leads to the Church of St. Florian. This was a major part of
Krakow is a beautiful city, which is visited every day by many tourists, businessmen and celebrities. Every year it is becoming more and more popular and no wonder – it is one of the most beautiful cities in Poland, with many monuments, as well as a great potential for development.
The first cabaret in Krakow after the Second World War was the “Siedem kotów” cabaret, whose founders were Marian Eile, Janina Ipohorska and Jerzy Waldorff. The cabaret was located at 1 Zyblikiewicza Street. The first premiere took place in 1946 and was entitled “3 x meow”. Famous Polish actors such
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is located at 3 Floriańska Street in Krakow. Its dates back to the last century. November 14, 1850 in the government authorities’ house at the church of St. Piotr at ul. Grodzka 52, the first, constitutional meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Liszt Franciszek was a Hungarian musician, composer and pianist. He created many musical masterpieces, wrote symphonic poems, oratorios, songs and piano pieces. He was also the author of treatises on music, he wrote the first book about Fryderyk Chopin. In 1843 he came to Krakow and stayed at the Hotel
The Pharmacy Museum of Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University is located at 25 Floriańska Street and it is one of the largest institutions of this type in Europe. The museum was established in 1946. The organizer and the first director of the museum was Dr. Stanisław Proń. In the
Outstanding architect, born in 1847 in Warsaw, died in 1895 in Thalkirchen near Munich. He studied in Warsaw, Munich, and completed his studies in Zurich. He settled permanently in Krakow in 1869, where he first dealt with the irrigation and drainage system in agriculture. In the 1970s he traveled to
Founder of the first Polish post office, who died in 1584. He came from an Italian noble family, and he came to Krakow from Piedmont at the instigation of his brother, secretary of Queen Bona. In 1558, King Zygmunt August commissioned him to organize a permanent connection between Krakow and
Humbert Szczepan was an architect and builder. He was born in Paris in 1756. In 1775 he came to Warsaw, where he received a patent from King Stanisław August for the builder of the city of Kraków. His main architectural works are: restoration of the Bishop’s Palace at Franciszkańska street
Until 1939, there were 7 consulates in Kraków. These were the Argentine, Austrian, Czechoslovak, Greek, German, Peruvian and Hungarian consulates. Currently, there are the following consulates in Krakow: Montenegro Consulate in Krakow2 Papiernicza street Consulate of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Krakow38 Modrzewiowa street Consulate General of the Empire