Floriańska Street
Floriańska Street or St. Florian's Street (Polish: ulica Floriańska, Latin: platea Sancti Floriani) is one of the main streets in Kraków Old Town and one of the most famous promenades in the city. The street forms part of the regular grid plan of Stare Miasto (the Old Town), the merchants' town that extends the medieval heart of the city, which was drawn up in 1257 after the destruction of the city during the first Mongol invasion of Poland of 1241.
Floriańska Street with view of St. Mary's Church | |
Map of Kraków's Old Town, with Floriańska Street photo location marked in red | |
| Native name | ulica Floriańska (Polish) |
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| Length | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Width | 12 |
| Location | Kraków, Poland |
| Coordinates | 50.0633°N 19.9402°E |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1257 |
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