Subtitle:

From a medieval market square to a nineteenth-century representative square : reflections on architectural and spatial transformations of Matejko Square in Kraków ; Architektura w mieście, architektura dla miasta : przestrzeń publiczna w miastach ziem polskich w "długim" dziewiętnastym wieku ; Zabór austriacki

Contributor:

Łupienko, Aleksander (1980– ) : Editor ; Zabłocka-Kos, Agnieszka (1957– ) : Editor ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla

Publisher:

Instytut Historii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

p. 257-278 : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm ; Abstract in English

Type of object:

Book/Chapter

Abstract:

The article focuses on an analysis of Jan Matejko Square in Kraków, an area set apart from the historical Kleparz Market Square which for many centuries was the epicentre of urban life of the Kleparz district of Kraków. A decision to divide the medieval market square into two smaller squares changed the character of the area, incorporating it spatially and visually into the city. Its former commercial image was replaced in the nineteenth century by a new, metropolitan and representative one. The article attempts to look critically at the entire architectural and urban complex of Matejko Square. Special emphasis was put on the outline of the square’s spatial evolution, from the time of its municipal charter to the nineteenth-century regulations. The author also reflects on possible models that could have influenced the final shape of the square.

Start page:

257

End page:

278

Detailed Resource Type:

Chapter

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:140649 ; 978-83-65880-53-6

Source:

IH PAN, call no. II.14682 ; IH PAN, call no. II.14681 Podr. ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-ND 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of History PAS

Access:

Open