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An extremely difficult situation of historic structures in the Old Town in Cracow gives rise to numerous problems not only of conservational but also of organizational and financial nature. On July 1, 1985 the law on the National Fund for the Rehabilitation of Cracow’s Monuments was put into effect. State authorities resorted to a practically tried model of a special fund, the means of which earmarked for the reconstruction and preservation of monuments come from different sources and have a voluntary character. In the past, a similar fund known as the Social Fund for the Reconstruction of the Capital, helped rebuild Warsaw destroyed during the 2nd World War. The same can be said about the reconstruction of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Still, this does not let us to forget that the situation of Cracow is diametrically different and reasons for its devastation are also different and they include heavy industry situated in that region. Thus, the author of this article looks upon the effectiveness of this solution with some dose of scepticim, especially that it appeals to charity of the society, leaving totally aside a clear duty of industrial plants that destroy monuments and environment to participate in costs of Cracow's restoration.