St. Florian's Gate

It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone",[2] part of the city fortifications against Mongols attack.

[3] The permit for the construction of new city defenses featuring stone watchtowers, fortified gates and a moat was issued by Prince Leszek II the Black in 1285.

The adjoining city walls and two additional, smaller towers had been preserved and today host street displays of amateur art available for purchase.

The tower's north face bears a stone eagle that was carved in 1882 by Zygmunt Langman, based on a design by painter Jan Matejko.

The stagnant moat fed by the Rudawa River was a dump for illegal garbage and posed health concerns for the city.

However, on January 13, 1817, Professor Feliks Radwański of Jagiellonian University managed to convince the Session of the Senate of the Republic of Kraków to legislate the partial preservation of the old fortifications—St.