Pictures from Roy and Carla in London.

Bem vindos, welcome, bien vennue, etc...

Bem vindos ao meu blog!
Fotos da Carla e do Roy em terras de sua Majestade.

Enjoy.

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Rynek Glowny Grand Square, Krakow












































Rynek Glowny Grand Square, a praca principal em Krakow. Bastantes cafes, restaurantes e coches. O local ideal para saborear a cerveja tipica, Zywiec ou Tyskie.
Main Market Square in Kraków (Polish: Rynek Główny w Krakowie, also known as Rynek Krakowski — Kraków Market Square) is the main square of the Old Town, Kraków, Poland. It dates back to the 13th century and – it is the largest (200 by 200 meter square) medieval town square in Europe.
The main landmarks of the square are the St. Mary's Basilica (Kościół Mariacki), the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) and the St. Adalbert's Church.
Rynek Główny was designed in 1257, during the location of the city of Kraków by prince of Kraków, Bolesław V the Chaste. It was purposefully designed to be large, to attract passing merchants so they would offer their goods in Kraków, which at that time was the capital of the Kingdom of Poland. At 40,000 m², for many centuries it was the largest marketplace and town square in Europe.
The square was a witness to many important events in the history of Poland. On 10 April 1525, Albert I, Duke of Prussia paid the Prussian Homage to the king of Poland, Sigismund I the Old. On 24 March 1794, Tadeusz Kościuszko announced the general uprising there and assumed the powers of the Commander in Chief of Polish armed forces, beginning the Kościuszko Uprising.

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