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Opened in 2016, this striking piece of modern architecture is a bold addition to the northern end of ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì's waterfront. It has rapidly become one of…
Must-see attractions in ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì
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Opened in 2014, and housed in a truly awful example of 21st-century architecture (its rusty steel plates were designed to evoke ships under construction),…
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Dominating the heart of the Old Town, St Mary’s is often cited as the largest brick church in the world, its massive 78m-high tower dominating the ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì…
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Długi Targ was once the main city market and is now the major focus for visitors. Things have gotten a bit touristy here over the last decade (dubious…
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This is a sprawling exhibition covering ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì's role as a Baltic seaport through the centuries. The headquarters, the multimillion-euro Maritime Cultural…
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The most atmospheric of all ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì's streets and one of Poland’s most photogenic lanes is this length of cobbles between the waterfront St Mary’s Gate and…
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Rising in all its embellished grandeur behind the Neptune Fountain, the Artus Court is perhaps the single best-known house in ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì. The court has been…
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Founded over 700 years ago, St Bridget’s was reduced to medieval brick dust in 1945, and until 1970 only the outer walls were left standing. Very little…
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Dominating DÅ‚ugi Targ, ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì's impressive Gothic-Renaissance town hall boasts the city's highest tower at 81.5m. It is home to the Historical Museum of…
National Museum's Department of Early Art
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Located just outside the Main Town, the National Museum’s Department of Early Art is housed in the vaulted interiors of a former Franciscan monastery. It…
Historical Museum of ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì
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This museum is located in the historic town hall, which claims ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì’s highest tower at 81.5m. The showpiece is the Red Room (Sala Czerwona), done up in…
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Part of the National Maritime Museum, the oh-so conspicuous ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì Crane soars above the busy waterfront. Built in the mid-15th century as part of the…
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The first surprise as you approach the cathedral is the facade, a striking composition of two slim octagonal Gothic towers with a central baroque portion…
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Erected by the Dominican order on its arrival from Kraków in 1227, this is one of ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì’s oldest places of Christian worship and it feels that way inside…
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The largest monument of the Old Town is St Catherine’s Church, ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì's oldest, which was begun in the 1220s. It was the parish church for the entire town…
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Built in 1612, the Golden Gate was designed by Abraham van den Block, son of the man behind the decoration of the Upland Gate. It's a sort of triumphal…
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The Westerplatte area is famous for one thing: it was here, at 4.45am on 1 September 1939, that the first shots of WWII were fired during the German…
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According to legend, the Neptune Fountain, next to the Town Hall, once gushed forth with the trademark ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì liqueur, Goldwasser. As the story goes, it…
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers
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Just in front of the former shipyard gates, the striking Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers commemorates those killed in the riots of 1970. Unveiled…
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Długi Targ is flanked from the east by the Green Gate, marking the end of the Royal Way. It was built in the 1560s on the site of a medieval defensive…
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The 1618 Golden House, designed by Johan Voigt, has the richest facade in the city. In the friezes between storeys are 12 elaborately carved scenes…
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This museum is dedicated to all things amber and the craft of designing and creating amber jewellery. It's located in the Foregate, a former prison and…
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Lined by the city’s grandest facades, the Royal Way was the route along which the Polish kings traditionally paraded during their periodic visits. Of the…
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This London Eye–style big wheel was installed as part of the clean up of Ołowianka Island and is a welcome addition to this part of the city. The ride…
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This historic 18th-century residence features ornate furniture. As you pass beyond the kitchen, take a minute to browse the family tree and history of the…
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³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì’s former Lenin Shipyard is a key fragment of 20th-century European history. It was here that the first major cracks in Eastern Europe’s communist…
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The Old Town Hall was once the seat of the Old Town council. A well-proportioned Renaissance building crowned with a high central tower typical of its…
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The large 15th-century construction known as the Foregate consists of the Torture House (Katownia) to the west and a high Prison Tower (Wieża Więzienna)…
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Ul Piwna terminates at the Great Arsenal, an architectural gem. The work of Antonius van Opbergen, it was built at the beginning of the 17th century and,…
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This gate at the western end of Royal Way was the traditional entry point for kings. It was built in 1574 as part of the new fortifications, which were…
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Standing conspicuously opposite St Catherine’s Church, the Great Mill certainly lives up to its name. Created by the Teutonic Knights in northern Poland’s…
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The Sala BHP is the former Health and Safety building where the 21 demands were signed off and where strikes were coordinated. The hall has been left…
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Squeezed between two houses just to the north of St Mary’s Church, and completely overshadowed by its massive neighbour, the small Royal Chapel is the…
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Built on the site of a Dominican monastery, the late-19th-century Market Hall is more interesting for its wrought-iron railway-station architecture than…
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This gate was built around 1450 while the city was still under the Teutonic order, as shown by the original city coat of arms consisting of two crosses…
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The SS Sołdek is a museum ship moored in front of the granaries. Once you’re on board and past the fairly dull introductory video, you can test the limits…
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The high, octagonal tower rising in front of the market hall is a remnant of the medieval fortifications and dates from around 1400. Today it houses what…
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This palatial edifice is also known as the English House (Dom Angielski), after the nationality of the merchants who owned it in the 17th century when it…
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Near the mammoth headquarters of Solidarność on Wały Piastowskie stands a lonely piece of the Berlin Wall. Next to it stands the wall Lech Wałȩsa climbed…
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The first Polish bullets of WWII were fired from the windows of the Nowy Port Lighthouse. Today there are incredible views across the Bay of ³Ò»å²¹Å„²õ°ì,…
