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Credit: Marcin Szala
Mannerist-Baroque houses standing along the northern edge of the main square of the Renaissance town of Zamość originally belonged to ethnic Armenian merchants and are hence known as Armenian Houses. The town was founded by and named after Jan Zamoyski, a powerful 16th-century stateman, who allowed Jews and Armenians to settle here. The colorful houses are now home to the Museum of Zamość.