Italian House, Kraków Explained

Italian House (also known as the Italian Kamienica, Montelupi House or Montelupi Kamienica, Polish: Dom Włoski w Krakowie, Włoska Kamienica, Kamienica Montelupich) is a kamienica building in Main Square, Kraków, Poland. It was built in the 16th century by Sebastian Montelupi, and served as a headquarters of the Polish Post, and one of the centers of Italian culture in Kraków. When it was operating as a postal centre stagecoaches to Venice departed from here.[1]

The building is classified as a monument.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Market Square – important town houses - Magiczny Kraków. 2016-05-02. 2019-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20190801234728/http://www.krakow.pl/english/instcbi/36882,inst,12406,1241,instcbi.html. dead.