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Ulica Floriańska, which translates to Floriańska Street, is the picturesque straight street that runs through Kraków’s Old Town, from St. Florian’s Gate – once the main city gate – to the Main Market Square. It serves as the main thoroughfare in the heart of Krakow and continues towards Wawel Castle through Grodzka Street, forming ...
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Oct 25, 2020 · Kraków’s Royal Road begins at St. Florian’s Gate, and the gate is a terminating vista at its north end. The inner wall was some 2.4 meters wide and 6-7 meters high. The Gate tower is 33.5 metres tall. The Baroque metal “helmet” that crowns the gate, constructed in 1660 and renovated in 1694, adds another metre to the height of the gate.
Florianska Street is named after one of Poland’s most venerated saints, St. Florian, and is part of the well-established, so called Royal Road, that runs from St. Florian’s church on Matejko Square, to the north of the Old Town, all the way to the foot of the Wawel Hill, on the Old City’s south side. Commanding a substantial part of the ...
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St. Florian's Gate. The solemn and monumental St. Florian’s Gate is the only remaining gate in the vallum which used to surround Krakow. It lost its defensive role back in the XIX century. The gate was saved from the demolition by a genuine miracle. Today, they please the guests of the city who come to admire the powerful walls of this ...
The gate was built on marshy ground, which caused, among others, cracking of walls, and consequently, the gate’s collapse around 1645. Porta Gloriae Apart from defensive functions, the St. Florian’s Gate together with the Barbican had an important ceremonial significance, in the functioning of both the city and the whole country.
