Floryjan Straszewski through time

Kraków 2010–2024 12 photos of this spot

12 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Kraków, spanning 2010–2024. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Kraków's Stare Miasto, or Old Town, photographed in 2010. The street layout at its center has remained largely unchanged since the city was rebuilt on a grid plan in the 13th century, after the Mongol invasion of 1241.

Stare Miasto, Kraków, Poland 2010 Kraków's Stare Miasto, or Old Town, photographed in 2010. The street layout at its center has remained largely unchanged since the city was rebuilt on a grid plan in the 13th century, after the Mongol invasion of 1241.

Floryjan Straszewski 2011 A monument to Florian Straszewski in Krakow, photographed in 2011. Straszewski was a 19th-century civic figure credited with founding the Planty, the ring of parkland that replaced the city's old defensive walls.

Kraków - Planty AL01 2012 Taken in 2012, this photograph shows the Planty, a park ring that encircles Krakow's Old Town in Poland, laid out in the 19th century on the site of the city's former medieval walls.

Planty w Krakowie (od str. ul. Szewskiej) 04 2012 Planty Park traces the former line of Krakow's medieval city walls, forming a green ring around the Old Town after the fortifications were demolished in the nineteenth century. This view, taken near Szewska Street in 2012, shows the park's tree-lined paths.

Planty w Krakowie (od str. ul. Szewskiej) 01 2012 The Planty park ring in Kraków, Poland, seen from the side of Szewska Street. The park was laid out in the 19th century along the line of the city's demolished medieval walls, encircling the Old Town. Photographed in 2012.

Planty w Krakowie (od str. ul. Szewskiej) 03 2012 The Planty, a ring-shaped park encircling Kraków's Old Town where the medieval city walls once stood, photographed in 2012 near Szewska Street on the park's western edge.

Krakow Straszewski 01 2017 A monument to Florian Straszewski stands in the Planty park ringing Krakow's Old Town, photographed under snow in 2017. Straszewski championed the creation of this green belt on the site of the city's former fortifications in the 19th century.

Pasamonik Tower of the city defense walls of Kraków 2018 The Pasamonik Tower, part of the surviving medieval defensive walls of Kraków, Poland, seen beyond a rose garden in this 2018 photograph. The tower once housed the city's guild of braid-makers, from which it takes its name.

Planty park, Florian Straszewski Monument, Old Town, Kraków, Poland 2020 Planty park encircles Kraków's Old Town on the site of the city's demolished medieval walls, and includes a monument to Florian Straszewski, who championed the park's creation in the nineteenth century. Photographed in 2020.

Florian Straszewski Monument and Polonia Hotel.Kraków, Poland 2022 This 2022 photograph shows the monument to Florian Straszewski, the 19th-century philanthropist who initiated the Planty, the ring of parkland encircling Kraków's old town, alongside the nearby Polonia Hotel.

Floryjan Straszewski monument in Planty, Krakow 2024 This monument to Florian Straszewski stands in the Planty, the green belt encircling Kraków's Old Town that was laid out on the site of the city's former fortifications; photographed in 2024.

Planty Garden, autumn, Old Town, Kraków, Poland 2024 The Planty Garden ring surrounding Kraków's Old Town in Poland, seen here in autumn 2024; the park follows the course of the city's former medieval walls and moat.