Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 50° 03.715 E 019° 56.298
34U E 424009 N 5546054
The Kraków Cloth Hall (Polish: Sukiennice) in Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. The painting by Aleksander Gryglewski is from 1869.
Waymark Code: WMTXP5
Location: Małopolskie, Poland
Date Posted: 01/20/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 16

"It was once a major centre of international trade. Traveling merchants met there to discuss business and to barter. During its golden age in the 15th century, the hall was the source of a variety of exotic imports from the east – spices, silk, leather and wax – while Kraków itself exported textiles, lead, and salt from the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

In the immediate vicinity of the hall, the Great Weigh House and the Small Weigh House existed until the 19th century. Other, similar cloth halls have existed in other Polish as well as other European cities such as in Ypres, Belgium; Braunschweig, and in Leeds, England.

Kraków was Poland's capital city and was among the largest cities in Europe already from before the time of the Renaissance. However, its decline started with the move of the capital to Warsaw in the very end of the 16th century. The city's decline was hastened by wars and politics leading to the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century. By the time of the architectural restoration proposed for the cloth hall in 1870 under Austrian rule, much of the historic city center was decrepit. A change in political and economic fortunes for the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria ushered in a revival due to newly established Legislative Assembly or Sejm of the Land. The successful renovation of the Cloth Hall, based on design by Tomasz Prylinski and supervised by Mayor Mikolaj Zyblikiewicz, Sejm Marshal, was one of the most notable achievements of this period.

The hall has hosted many distinguished guests over the centuries and is still used to entertain monarchs and dignitaries, such as Charles, Prince of Wales and Emperor Akihito of Japan, who was welcomed here in 2002. In the past, balls were held here, most notably after Prince Józef Poniatowski had briefly liberated the city from the Austrians in 1809. Aside from its history and cultural value, the hall still is still used as a center of commerce."

source: (visit link)
Artist: Aleksander Gryglewski

Date of Painting: 01/01/1869

Date of Your Photograph: 03/02/2016

Website of painting. Exact URL of painting is required: Not listed

Medium of Painting: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Describe your visit, including the date, with as much detail as possible, and contribute at least one photo, original, different from those already in the gallery, if possible.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Paintings Then and Now
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log  
asusik666 visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 07/30/2020 asusik666 visited it
Rikitan visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 03/21/2019 Rikitan visited it
The A-Team visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 06/26/2018 The A-Team visited it
jezevcik visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 05/22/2017 jezevcik visited it
Koniu_KKKK visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 09/03/2016 Koniu_KKKK visited it
franketmuriel visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 05/06/2016 franketmuriel visited it
Metro2 visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 09/19/2015 Metro2 visited it
Trail Blaisers visited Sukiennice by Aleksander Gryglewski - Krakow, Polska 08/01/1999 Trail Blaisers visited it

View all visits/logs