Panorama of Gdańsk 1765 Gdansk – City of River The first mentions of Gdansk after thedate back to 997, when St. Adalbert arrived here, traveling on a mission to Prussia. In the year 1000 The Life of Saint Adalbert records the name “urbs Gyddanyzc”. The word ” urbs” means city, and the Latin way of […]
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Green Gate and Green Bridge The Green Gate is the largest, oldest and most ornate building of its kind in Gdansk. It was erected between 1564 and 1568 at the spot where Długi Targ reaches the Motława River. Together with the Green Bridge, it connects the Main City with Granary Island. Formerly, the gate introduces
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Granary Island The Green Bridge connects the main part of the old city with Granary Island. By the name alone, it’s not hard to guess what such a sloka lized on the island. It can even be said that the granaries were here before the island became an island! In the 16th century, when the
Chlebnicka Gate and English House On Dlugi Pobrzeze, which is a contemporary walking street running along the Motlawa River, there are numerous gates proThe gates lead to the river. These are so-called water gates, allowing access to the city, surrounded by defensive walls, On the harbor side. The second behind the Green Gate is the
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St. Mary’s Gate and St. Mary’s Street St. Mary’s Gate is slightly younger than Chlebnicka Gate – was built at the end of the 15th century, but represents features of the same architectural style, namely Flemish Gothic. Unlike the Chlebnicka Gate, however, it has not survived in its present form since the Middle Ages. Destroyed
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St. Mary’s Church – St. Mary’s Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Mary’ s Church – the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, called a basilica because of its architectural solution, and a concathedral because of the temple’s rank, holds several records. It is the largest building in
The Legend of St. Mary’s Church St. Mary ‘s Church – There are many legends associated with St. Mary’s Church. One of them tells of the unhappy love of a young clockmaker installing the clock on the tower and the mayor’s daughter who fell in love with him, another one about the Stolem – a
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House of Naturalists House of Naturalists – The former headquarters of the Naturalist Society adjacent to St. Mary’s Gate. The Naturalist Society was located here for 100 years – from 1845 to 1945. It hosted exhibitions of natural history and archaeological collections. It also housed a scientific reading room of 20,000 volumes. The building itself
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Gdansk Crane Gdansk Crane 1874 Gdansk Crane – is one of the oldest water gates of Gdansk. It closes off Szeroka Street from the Motława River. It was designed simultaneously as a city gate and a harbor crane. On top of that, it was envisaged to perform defensive functions. This became the cause of a
Marine Culture Center Gdansk Crane 1687 Maritime Culture Center – The buildings of the Maritime Culture Center are thoroughly modern, which can be seen at first glance from the glass facade. Despite this, however, they strongly relate to the traditional buildings in this part of the old town. In the place left by the old
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Out of passion for water and tradition