Talk:Main Market Square, Kraków

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An entry from Main Market Square, Kraków appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 October 2006.

[edit] Rename from Rynek Głowny

See discussion here.-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  14:35, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Really the largest?

I don't know which is the largest medieval market square in Europe, but it seems improbable to me that it's this one, as Karlovo Náměstí (Charles Square) in Prague (founded 1348 by Charles IV.) has an area of 80550 m², while Rynek Główny has 200m × 200m = 40000 m². MJ 09:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Red Square in Moscow is larger than both of these. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 13:00, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, quite a few sources claim it is the largest: [1][2][3],[4] also indeed I found one that notes it is 'one of the largest'[5]. Nonetheless unless we can find refs to the contrary, the current statement fullfills the WP:V. Also, I'd note that Rynek dates to 13th century, while Karlovo is 14th, and Red Square is 15th.-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  14:28, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

The date is irrelevant and the sources you cite are not academic. It is a kind of megalomaniac touristy stuff aired by cheap city guides to draw tourists into their city. Regards, Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

So, Georgetown University Press[6] is non-academic? Unless you can show sources to the contrary, WP:V is satisfied it is the largest medieval square.-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  17:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I would guess the square in Krakow is considered the largest medieval old town square because still retains its "medieval" appearance. The Charles Square in Prague obviously no longer does, as seen in the adjacent photo. As for Red Square, Lenin's Mausoleum is obviously not medieval in appearance, either (plus since Red Square came into existence after 1493, it does not qualify as medieval by most definitions of the period). In short, "largest medieval town square in Europe" is distinct from "largest town square in Europe during the Middle Ages".Balcer 02:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and one more thing. The dimensions of Red Square are 330 m by 70 m which gives 23,100 m² in total, which makes it smaller than Krakow Square with its 40,000 m². QED. Balcer 03:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Everybody please see and contribute to List of city squares by size. Thanks. --TAG 17:35, 31 October 2006 (UTC)