Cloth Hall

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    Rynek Główny 1, Old Town
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Dominating Rynek Główny (the Main Market Square) is the centrally positioned Cloth Hall, once the centre of Kraków's medieval rag trade. It was formed in the early 14th century when a roof was put over two rows of stalls and extended into a 108m-long Gothic structure in the second half of the 14th century. The hall was rebuilt in Renaissance style after a fire in 1555; the arcades were added in the late 19th century.

The ground floor is still a trading centre but now one for crafts and souvenirs, while the upper floor is taken over by the Małopolska Contemporary Art Collection.