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Main Market Square

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Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
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Center of Old Town, Krakow, Poland

The main square of the Old Town of Kraków, Lesser Poland, is the principal urban space located at the center of the city. It dates back to the 13th century, and at 3.79 ha is one of the largest medieval town squares in Europe. The Project for Public Spaces lists the square as the best public space in Europe due to its lively street life, and it was a major factor in the inclusion of Kraków as one of the top off-the-beaten-path destinations in the world in 2016.The main square is a square space surrounded by historic townhouses and churches. The center of the square is dominated by the Cloth Hall , rebuilt in 1555 in the Renaissance style, topped by a beautiful attic or Polish parapet decorated with carved masks. On one side of the cloth hall is the Town Hall Tower , on the other the 10th century Church of St. Adalbert and 1898 Adam Mickiewicz Monument. Rising above the square are the Gothic towers of St. Mary's Basilica . Kraków Main Square does not have a town hall, because it has not survived to the present day.
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