The Town Hall construction commenced about 1299 and continued for the next 250 years. Much of Wroclaw was destroyed during WW2 and the buildings around the market square have been restored. Took the free walking tour which lasts several hours. They are offered in many cities and we have found them to be very good - give the leader whatever you think the tour was worth. The Jesuit University was built outside the original walled town as by then the country was Protestant. Student protest started in this city before Solidarity in Warsaw. The student action was mainly kept light hearted and resulted in a "gnome" action - small gnomes put at various locations which originally made fun of the communist regime. Now there are some 400 gnomes round the city.
