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Cloth Hall, Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland, Europe

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The Textile Market is home to the 19th century Polish Painting Gallery which is one of the sections of the Krakow National Museum. The building is located in the center of Rynek Główny, the central square of Krakow, and is the largest building on the square itself. It was built in the 14th century to serve as the center of the textile trade but, due to a fire, in 1555 it was almost entirely destroyed to be rebuilt later in Renaissance style by Santi Gucci. Subsequently Giovanni Maria Mosca divided the building horizontally into two parts connecting the two floors by stairs located on the short sides. The building originally did not have the arches which were added for ornamental purposes in the 19th century by Tomasz Pryliński. The ground floor is now used for the sale of souvenirs and handicrafts, while the first floor is occupied by the 19th century Polish painting gallery. In the art gallery are exhibited works by painters of Polish romanticism and the Young Poland movement, among which the major exponents present are Michałowski, Malczewski, Gierymski and Jan Matejko of which two paintings of enormous dimensions are exhibited: Kosciuszko pod Racławicami and Hold Purski.
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