Floriańska Street

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Floriańska Street
Ulica Floriańska

Map of Kraków's Old Town, with Floriańska Street marked in red
Length 335 m (1,099 ft)
Width 12
Location Kraków
Construction
Commissioned 1257
Floriańska Street, view from St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków

Floriańska Street or St. Florian's Street (Polish: Ulica Floriańska w Krakowie) is one of the main streets in Kraków Old Town and one of the most famous streets of the city.[1] It is the beginning of the Royal Road in Kraków[1] and dates to the 13th century, appearing on the 1257 plan of the city.[2] It stretches from the at the north-western end of the Main Square, Kraków to the St. Florian's Gate landmark, and has the length of 335 metres (1,099 ft).[3] There are currently 51 numbered building on that street (up to no 44 even, and no 57 odd).[3] It is named after Saint Florian.[4]

A number of notable landmarks and monuments, mainly kamienica-style buildings, are located on that 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, the Jan Matejko House at no 41, and the Jama Michalika cafe at no 45.[3] The north-western end of the street features the St. Florian's Gate landmark.[1]

Today, the street is a major tourist attraction, and most buildings feature shops, restaurants, cafes and similar establishments.[1] In 2007, Polish magazine Wprost ranked Floriańska Street as the third most prestigious street in Poland, and the most prestigious in Kraków, following the Warsaw's Nowy Świat Street and the Krakowskie Przedmieście Street.[5] In 2011 and 2013, the rent at Floriańska Street was the second highest in Poland, second only to that for the Nowy Świat Street.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Florianska Street and Florianska Gate" (in (Polish)). Poland.pl. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 
  2. ↑ Commentationes (in Polish). Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. 2009. p. 103. "Ulica Floriańska w Krakowie, łącząca Rvnek z Kleparzem i zwieńczona Bramą Floriańską. Została wytyczona w czasie wielkiej lokacji miasta w 1257 r. w miejsce dawnego traktu, łączącego Okół z osadą, rozwijającą się wokół XIl-wiecznego kościoła." 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 krakow4u. "Ulica Florianska w Krakowie | Ulice miasta Krakowa". Krakow4u.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 
  4. ↑ Krystyna Szymonowicz (1987). Droga Królewska na Wawel. Wydawn. PTTK "Kraj". p. 26. ISBN 978-83-7005-156-3. 
  5. ↑ "Aleje sukcesu - strona 2 - WPROST". Wprost.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 
  6. ↑ "Kraków: Floriańska drugą najdroższą ulicą Polski [ZDJĘCIA". Gazetakrakowska.pl. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 
  7. ↑ "Gdzie czynsze są najdroższe w kraju | rp.pl". Ekonomia.rp.pl. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 

Further reading

Jadwiga Kalinowska (1976). Ulica Floriańska: jej historia, zabytki, konserwacja. KKPM. 

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