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12-NOV-2009

FLORIAN GATE

Krakow - Poland

The official gateway to Krakow's Old Town. Completed in 1307 the gateway is one of the few surviving defensive elements that once circled Kraków. The well renovated tower has changed little since its construction, with only a few additions such as a baroque roof and the figure of St. Florian looking down on the street that bears his name. The patron saint of Poland, chimney sweeps and fire fighters, Florian was drowned by Roman soldiers in the Danube after refusing to make a sacrifice to the gods.


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