The Planty Garden in Cracow is the belt of greenery around The Old Town, that was formed in 19th century. Over the years the garden’s composition has been changed but independently of those changes, ‘green ring’ is one of the most important and valuable public greenery in the city. As an integral part of the Historic Centre of Cracow the Planty Garden was scheduled into UNESCO World Heritage List. This work shows character of those transformations with reference to beauty principles changes.