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Betman House
This is also known as
“Under the Beheaded”
after a bas-relief which NORTH SIDE
depicts the martyrdom WEST SIDE
of St John the Baptist.

Locator Map
Market Square:
42 Market Square North and West sides
belonged to the
Boner family and
in the 19th century
to the renowned
collector Feliks Margrave’s House
Manggha Jasieński. A former mint and presently
a bank, the façade of this
house features a splendid
Rococo portal.

Red House

Eagle House (Dom Pod Orłem)
The basement of this fine Renaissance
house formerly contained the Starmach
Gallery of contemporary art.

Krzysztofory Palace
House under (Pałac Krzysztofory)
Three Stars This palace (see p98) houses
the Museum of Krakow,
among whose highlights is
a gilded plaque, made in
1609, depicting St Eligius.

Spiš Palace
(Pałac Spiski)
is home to
the exclusive
Hawełka
Restaurant
(see p193).