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Hear the trumpets blow at Rynek Glówny
The Main Square of the Old Town of Kraków, Lesser Poland, is the principal urban space located at the center of the city. It dates back to the 13th century, and at 3.79 ha is sometimes called the largest medieval town square in Europe, but Charles Square in Prague is two times larger.
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Hear the trumpets blow at Rynek Glówny
POLAND // Nearly 800 years old, Rynek Gtöwny - Kraków's bustling main square - is paved with cobblestones and surrounded by original buildings, with the old marketplace at its centre. A window opens in the tower of the Mariacka Basilica, and a trumpeter begins to play the mournful melody of the hourly hejnat. Far below, the crowds pause to listen. Suddenly, the warning song is cut short, mid-note - as if the trumpeter were shot in the throat by a Mongol invader - in a re- enactment of a legend that's also nearly 800 years old.