Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Gdansk, Poland
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Experience Gdansk in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in GdanskIndividual Sights in GdanskSight 1: Music Academy in Gdańsk
The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk is a Polish music academy in Gdańsk. The university is subordinate to and supervised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Wikipedia: Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku (PL)
Sight 2: Kościół pw. Świętej Barbary
St. Barbara's Church in Gdańsk – a historic late-Gothic parish church in the centre of Gdańsk. From the mid-sixteenth century to 1945, it was a Protestant temple.
Sight 3: Baszta Wielka Stągiewna
Stągiewna Gate, Milk Jars – a historic city gate on the Granary Island in Gdańsk.
Sight 4: Narodowe Muzeum Morskie
The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working at sea, rivers and those ashore as well as the dissemination of knowledge on maritime history of Poland and its economy through the ages.
Sight 5: SS Sołdek
SS Sołdek is a retired Polish coal and ore freighter. She was the first ship built in Gdańsk (Poland) after World War II and the first seagoing ship completed in Poland. She was the first of 29 ships classed as Project B30, built between 1949 and 1954 in the Gdańsk Shipyard. The name was given in honour of Stanisław Sołdek, one of the shipyard's shock workers.
Sight 6: Polish Baltic Philharmonic
Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic in Gdańsk is a concert hall located in Ołowianka, Gdańsk.
Sight 7: Kościół pw. Świętego Jana
St. John's Church in Gdańsk – a Gothic church, formerly a parish church, located in the Main Town of Gdańsk, at 50 Świętojańska Street.
Sight 8: Brama Żuraw
The Crane Gate – a historic port crane and one of the water gates of Gdańsk, which is located on the Motława River, at the end of Szeroka Street. It is one of the branches of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk and the largest and oldest of the preserved port cranes of medieval Europe.
Sight 9: Brama Mariacka
St. Mary's Gate – a historic water gate of the Main Town in Gdańsk. It is located on the Motława River at the Long Embankment, at the end of Mariacka Street and next to the House of the Nature Society.
Sight 10: Brama Chlebnicka
Chlebnicka Gate - one of the historic water gates in Gdańsk, over Motława. It is located at Długa Zabrze, at the outlet of Chlebnicka Street in the main city.
Sight 11: Green Gate
The Green Gate in Gdańsk, Poland, is one of the city's most notable tourist attractions. It is situated between Long Market and the River Motława.
Sight 12: Złota Kamienica
The Steffens House – a historic tenement house located on the Royal Route in Gdańsk in the Main Town. It is sometimes called Speymann's house or the Golden Tenement House.
Sight 13: Fontanna Neptuna
Neptune's Fountain is a historic fountain in Gdańsk, a mannerist-rococo masterpiece, and one of the most distinctive landmarks of the city. The fountain is located at the Długi Targ, in front of the entrance to the Artus Court. It was constructed in the early 17th century. Kashubians use a nickname Krësztof for the sculpture.
Wikipedia: Neptune's Fountain, Gdańsk (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 14: Ratusz Głównego Miasta
Gdańsk Main Town Hall is a historic Ratusz located in the Gdańsk Main City borough of Śródmieście. It is one of the finest examples of the Gothic-Renaissance historic buildings in the city, built at the intersection of Ulica Długa and Długi Targ, in the most popular part of Gdańsk. The Main Town Hall in Gdańsk houses the History Museum of the City of Gdańsk.
Sight 15: Stary Dom Ławy
The Old House of the Jury – a historic tenement house in Gdańsk. It is located at Długi Targ.
Sight 16: Artus Court
The Artus Court is a building in the centre of Gdańsk, Poland at Długi Targ 44, which used to be the meeting place of merchants and a centre of social life. Today it is a point of interest of numerous visitors and a branch of the Gdańsk History Museum.
Sight 17: Lwi Zamek
The Lion's Castle is a tenement house in Gdańsk, at 35 Długa Street.
Sight 18: Baszta Narożna
The Corner Tower – one of the towers of the medieval fortification system of Gdańsk, the oldest of the preserved ones. The neighboring tower is the Schultz Tower.
Sight 19: Brama Żabia
The Frog Gate – a medieval city gate existing in a rudimentary ruin, located in the Main Town of Gdańsk, along the defensive wall of the city. Initially, it was only a wicket in the wall.
Sight 20: Baszta Kotwiczników
The Anchors' Tower – a historic fortified tower in Gdańsk, located in the Main Town on the Old Motława River, near Podwale Przedmiejskie.
Sight 21: St. Peter and Paul Church
The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a church in Gdańsk, Poland, on Żabi Kruk Street. It is the historic parish church of the Old Suburb. It belongs to the group of the largest Gothic churches in Gdańsk. In the years 1590–1945, it was the main church of the Gdańsk Reformed Evangelicals. Divine services were held here in Polish, English, French and German. In 1958, by the decision of the authorities of the Polish People's Republic, it was handed over to Roman and Armenian Catholics.
Wikipedia: Kościół św. Piotra i Pawła w Gdańsku (PL), Website
Sight 22: Kościół pw. Świętej Trójcy
Church of the Holy Trinity in Gdańsk – a late Gothic temple erected for the Franciscans settled in 1419 in the Old Suburb (Lastadia), the southern part of historic Gdańsk. The church is part of the former monastery complex of the Friars Minor Conventual, which includes the chapel of St. Anne, a half-timbered house and monastery buildings with a patio adjacent to the church on the south side. After the Reformation in 1522, the Gdańsk Academic Gymnasium and a library were established here. After 1872, it was the seat of the City Museum, currently a branch of the National Museum. A valuable work of late Gothic brick architecture, with characteristic stepped gables of the façade of the nave and chancel and small turrets contrasting with the massive body of the church.
Sight 23: National Museum in Gdańsk
The National Museum in Gdańsk, established in 1972 in Gdańsk, is one of the main branches of Poland's national museum system.
Sight 24: Bastion Wiebego
The Wiebe Bastion – an element of the early modern fortifications of the Old Suburb in Gdańsk in the form of a bastion. Its construction in the 17th century is an early example of the use of a cable car. The relics of the building have survived to this day.
Sight 25: Baszta Biała
The White Tower, also known as the White Tower, is a historic, medieval tower in Gdańsk, located in the city centre in the Old Suburb.
Sight 26: Baszta Pod Zrębem
The Tower under the Framework, also known as the Trump Tower, is a historic late-Gothic tower located in the Old Suburb in Gdańsk, near the Motława River, preserved in ruins. The neighboring tower is the White Tower.
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