The common feature of the texts in this volume is an attempt to capture and interpret the semantic landscape of the city, together with a multidimensional analysis of dynamic transformations the urban cultural areas are subject to. The collected articles demonstrate that space of the contemporary city is a subject of research interests of representatives of various scientific disciplines: sociologists, cultural scientists, architects, ethnologists and cultural anthropologists. An interdisciplinary reflection, which enables multifaceted references and comparisons, has made it possible to highlight, from various perspectives, the problem of perception and evaluation of the city, functional and symbolic transformations taking place in it, or to indicate, on concrete examples, the intensity and consequences of intercultural contacts in the shaping of urban life and culture. This constitutes a measurable contribution to the deepening of knowledge necessary to explain phenomena and processes having a significant impact on the current image of urban culture. Undoubtedly, the publication has not only cognitive but also practical value, drawing attention to the importance of problems raised in the context of the quality of urban life. It should be of interest for sociologists, cultural scientists, architects, urban anthropologists and all those who, by virtue of their functions, have a real impact on urban reality.