In the second half of the XVI century the house belonged to the family of Prosper Provanni, who in 1558 at the behest of King Casimir Augustus organized a regular postal service between Krakow and Venice. Since then, the house is decorated with a beautiful Renaissance portal, with massive columns. A Latin inscription above the entrance reads: "Let this house stand until the ant drinks the sea, and the turtle travels around the world. "
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Burchynski family, who owned the house at the time, opened a hotel here. In 1805, his guest was Russian Tsar Alexander I and his brother Constantine. Since then, the hotel became known as the "Hotel de Russie" (Russian Hotel). Under this name, the hotel existed until 1864, when Russian troops brutally suppressed the January uprising, and the name "Russian" became simply offensive. Then the hotel was given a neutral name "Under the Rose".
Here in 1843 stopped Ferenc Liszt, who came to Krakow with concerts.
Some historians claim that Honore de Balzac, who stayed in Krakow in 1847.1849 and 1850, was never in this house. According to them, the writer stayed at the hotel "Under the White Rose", located at 13 Stradom Street. Later, the restaurant "Under the White Rose" was moved from there to Florianska, so there was such a misunderstanding. But a memorial plaque on the house says that Balzac lived here. In fact, only two days.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Burchynski family, who owned the house at the time, opened a hotel here. In 1805, his guest was Russian Tsar Alexander I and his brother Constantine. Since then, the hotel became known as the "Hotel de Russie" (Russian Hotel). Under this name, the hotel existed until 1864, when Russian troops brutally suppressed the January uprising, and the name "Russian" became simply offensive. Then the hotel was given a neutral name "Under the Rose".
Here in 1843 stopped Ferenc Liszt, who came to Krakow with concerts.
Some historians claim that Honore de Balzac, who stayed in Krakow in 1847.1849 and 1850, was never in this house. According to them, the writer stayed at the hotel "Under the White Rose", located at 13 Stradom Street. Later, the restaurant "Under the White Rose" was moved from there to Florianska, so there was such a misunderstanding. But a memorial plaque on the house says that Balzac lived here. In fact, only two days.
Translated automatically from Ukrainian. View original
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