Poland - Krakow - Rynek - Cloth Hall 01_DSC1187
This photo of the Cloth Hall in Krakow turned out to be more challenging to take than you might expect......
Thanks to the Pope (and a million pilgrims keen to see him in action) Krakow was crawling with people, not to mention all the paraphernalia that accompanies such events, most Squares in Krakow were full of temporary stages, food tents etc. I therefore had to take this shot from early one morning from quite close up and then 'correct' in Photoshop.
You can see the before image over on my Facebook page if you're interested but needless to say it's quite different to the end shot : www.facebook.com/DSGPhotos/photos/a.394291450616612.85064...
Click here to see my other Poland shots : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157671110605611
From Wikipedia : "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.
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 Pryliński and supervised by Mayor Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, Sejm Marshal, was one of the most notable achievements of this period."
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Poland - Krakow - Rynek - Cloth Hall 01_DSC1187
This photo of the Cloth Hall in Krakow turned out to be more challenging to take than you might expect......
Thanks to the Pope (and a million pilgrims keen to see him in action) Krakow was crawling with people, not to mention all the paraphernalia that accompanies such events, most Squares in Krakow were full of temporary stages, food tents etc. I therefore had to take this shot from early one morning from quite close up and then 'correct' in Photoshop.
You can see the before image over on my Facebook page if you're interested but needless to say it's quite different to the end shot : www.facebook.com/DSGPhotos/photos/a.394291450616612.85064...
Click here to see my other Poland shots : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157671110605611
From Wikipedia : "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.
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 Pryliński and supervised by Mayor Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, Sejm Marshal, was one of the most notable achievements of this period."
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
© D.Godliman