Photo Album: Zamość Market Square, Poland ■ Zamość was founded in the 16th century by Chancellor Jan
Photo Album: Zamość Market Square, Poland ■ Zamość was founded in the 16th century by Chancellor Jan Zamoyski at a trade route connecting the Western and Northern Europe with the Black Sea. The city was built in the middle of nowhere, based on Italian designs of the ‘ideal city’ and according to city and architectural plan of Bernando Morando, a native of Padua. Zamość has been on UNESCO World Heritage List since 1992. -- source link