Sukkienice, Crakow (Poland)

Sukkienice, Cracow

The Cloth Hall
Sukiennice

The Main Market Square is dominated by the great Cloth Hall at its centre.

Originally designed in the 13th century during the reign of Prince Boleslaw the Bashful. At first they were simply stone shops with lanes in between.

In the 14th century, during the reign of King Casimir the Great the Cloth Hall was rebuilt. A stone building with a Gothic roof was erected. The entrance to this led to arcades built from bricks which remain unchanged to the present day.