Florian Mokrski Palace, Renaissance palace in Kanonicza Street, Kraków, Poland.
Florian Mokrski Palace is a Renaissance residence on Kanonicza Street featuring a decorated courtyard with intricate sgraffiti decoration. The building showcases typical Renaissance architectural elements throughout its interior and exterior spaces.
The building originated around 1400 and underwent major transformation after a fire in 1544. Its reconstruction from 1560 to 1563 under Jan Michalowicz from Dziennikowa established the Renaissance character it displays today.
The palace sits on Kanonicza Street, one of Kraków's oldest residential paths where canons once lived. This location shaped how the building served the church community for centuries.
The residence is conveniently located in the city center and accessible on foot from other historic sites in the Old Town. You can reach it directly via Kanonicza Street in the heart of central Kraków.
In the early 1500s, the palace served as home to Jan Andrzej Valentino, personal physician to Queen Bona and King Zygmunt I. This connection to royal circles gave it special importance in Kraków's cultural world.
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