Cloth Hall in Krakow

Cloth Hall historical building located in the central part of the Main Market Square.
Cloth subject to changes over the years, and their shape is not similar to the former. Until the middle of the fourteenth century were the stone hall surrounded by huts, ceptions and stalls. The gate of the cloth was closed for the night on both sides. Later roofed stalls so gained appearance hall exhibition hall.
At the end of the fourteenth century Gothic hall took on a distinctive style. In the long axis were 18 stalls, which were covered with vaults. From the south and north sides were arcades. The building burned down in the mid-sixteenth century.

In the years 1556-1559 began to renew burned the cloth. The work led Pankracy champion, who closed up the cloth hall big barrel. Then the building crowned with a parapet about divisions arcade and a comb with gargoyles project Santi Gucci. Column was built as loggias, which was designed by Jan Maria Padovano. In 1601 pierced passage across the Cloth Hall and decorated them projections.

Today in the Cloth Hall, there are two rows of stalls, mostly jewelry, gift and Arts & Crafts. On the floor there is a Gallery of Polish Painting and Sculpture of the nineteenth century. It is a branch of the National Museum.
In 2010,. Opened a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow, Underground Market Square, the entrance to which is located in the Cloth Hall. Visitors wander around Cloth underground ramps and bridges glass, suspended over the old tracts, including brukami medieval Cloth ..