Lublin's most representative street, Krakowskie Przedmieście, has its beginning here. This was also where trade routes to Kraków, Gdańsk and Kyiv crossed in the old days. The area of Krakowskie Przedmieście from Plac Łokietka to Kapucyńska Street, together with the Old Town, has been granted the status of a History Monument by the President of the Republic of Poland.The architecture of this part of the city was shaped from the 17th to the 19th century, and most of the existing buildings come from this period. In the 19th century Krakowskie Przedmieście became Lublin’s primary public space: this is where Lubliners would come for walks and where the most elegant shops, hotels and cafes were located. This atmosphere can also be felt today, especially since the street is a pedestrian mall today (up to the crossroads with 3 Maja and Kołłątaja Streets).Jews were not allowed to purchase houses in this district for a long time, which is not to say they did not live here. The “Register of Jews inhabiting Krakowskie Przedmieście” from 1735, stored in the archive, enumerates twenty eight Jewish families renting apartments, inns and shops. After the legal restrictions on the purchase of real estate by Jews were lifted in 1862, many Jewish families appeared among the owners of shops and houses on Krakowskie Przedmieście.