St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Tatar attack.
St. Florian's Gate, Kraków
The original appearance of St. Florian's Gate and the Barbican (1857)
St. Florian's Gate seen from the Barbican
St. Florian's Gate and the defensive walls
Kraków, also seen spelled Cracow or absent Polish diacritics as Krakow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status.
Image: Krakow Rynek Glowny panorama 2
Image: XII, XIV, XIX, Kraków
Image: Kościół p.w. św. Piotra i Pawła, Kraków
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