The Rynek Underground Museum is located in Krakow, Poland underneath the central market square. During some paving and escavation works, the ruins of the old square and market building were discovered beneath the existing structures and consuming 4,000 square metres. This was the former mdieval town of Krakow, and we can see the remains of merchant stalls, items discovered, and buildings. There are various multimedia displays and items to see at the museum.
Visitors can see the cobbled stones and walk onto glass walkways above the ruins of the old 13th and 14th century market stalls and see the remains of workshops. Throughout the trail in the museum, I was able to discover many different artefacts that were discovered - toys, decorative figurines, worked metal, gold, coins, jewelry, pottery, tools, weights, and much more.
One of the areas showed workshops belonging to blacksmiths.
Above as some rattles.
Keys and religious symbols.
Weights
Toy horses
Rings and other jewelry
The foundations of the old market building
Cobbled floor
I also saw some burials. There was a section about the vampire burials. These unfortunate people were suspected and decapitatd with the head removed from the body so the body would not come back to life.
I really enjoyed visiting this museum and learning about the medieval history of Krakow.
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