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It was once a major centre of international trade. Travelling 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
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Polish painting and sculpture, in four grand exhibition halls arranged by historical period and the theme extending into an entire artistic epoch. The museum was upgraded in 2010 with new technical equipment, storerooms, service spaces as well as improved thematic layout for the display.
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had briefly liberated the city from the Austrians in 1809. Aside from its history and cultural value, the hall is still used as a center of commerce.
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The hall has hosted many distinguished guests over the centuries and is still used to entertain monarchs and dignitaries, such as
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The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art was a major cultural venue from the moment it opened on October 7, 1879. It features
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at the end of the 18th century. By the time of the architectural restoration proposed for the cloth hall in 1870 under
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of Japan, who was welcomed here in 2002. In the past, balls were held here, most notably after Prince
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and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the
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ushered in a revival due to newly established Legislative Assembly or
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have existed in other Polish as well as other European cities such as
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Kraków was Poland's capital city and was among the largest cities in
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Gallery of photos from Sukiennice at www.krakow4u.pl
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Gallery of Polish 19th century art in the Sukiennice
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Kraków
Renaissance in Poland
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Kraków
Cloth Hall
Polish
[sukʲɛˈɲːit͡sɛ]
Lesser Poland
Renaissance
main market square
Kraków Old Town
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
textiles
lead
salt
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Great Weigh House
Small Weigh House
cloth halls
in Ypres, Belgium
in Leeds, England


Europe
Renaissance
Partitions of Poland
Austrian rule

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