About This Location
Plac Wszystkich Świętych is a small square with a big “missing piece.” Before Kraków was officially chartered, this area belonged to an early market settlement, and the square got its present open shape only after the Church of All Saints was pulled down in the 19th century. Many sources date that demolition to 1835, which is why the space here feels unusually wide for the Old Town. The main façade on the square is Pałac Wielopolskich, which has served as the seat of Kraków’s city authorities since 1864. In front of the city hall entrance, the monument honors Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, a 19th-century president of Kraków connected with key modernization efforts in the city. Look for the modern red-brick Wyspiański Pavilion nearby. It was built to display three stained-glass designs by Stanisław Wyspiański - portraits of St. Stanislaus, Henry the Pious, and King Casimir the Great - sketches originally intended for Wawel Cathedral but never installed there. The idea was pushed by film director Andrzej Wajda, and the pavilion was completed in 2007.