Kazimierz Town Hall

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Ratusz kazimierski (Kazimierz Town Hall)
plac Wolnica
Kraków, September 2018

“What remained of the former splendour of the town was only a stately, albeit ruined, town hall in the middle of Wolnica square. Initially Gothic (relics of 14th-century walls remained in the cellar), it burnt down twice and was rebuilt each time. During the works conducted in the years 1578 and 1623 respectively, the Renaissance shape of the edifice was consolidated, with a tower topped with a modest roof and crenelated attics, which are rare in Kraków. After the incorporation of Kazimierz to Kraków in 1800 within an initiative whose purpose was to "beautify" the city, new alignments of streets were laid out and that was when Wolnica Square obtained its present borders. The town hall, completely rebuilt in 1876, became the seat of a school, and after World War II it contained the Ethnographic Museum. In 1907, a plaque was embedded in its eastern wall to commemorate the arrival of Jews in Poland. In 1970, a fountain was placed on the square, with a sculpture entitles Three musicians by Bronisław Chromy.” (Wolnica Square and the City Hall of Kazimierz, krakow.pl)