• The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre - Located in Gdansk, Poland, this Shakespearean theatre stands on the historical site of a 17th-century theatre known as the Fencing School, where English Renaissance plays were performed by travelling English players. Designed by architect Renato Rizzi, the theatre was inspired by Limon’s research, which indicated that the Fencing School was modeled after London’s Fortune Playhouse. While not an exact replica, the theatre blends elements from these historical designs with modern technology. It opened its doors in September 2014.

• Brama Wyzynna - Also known as the Highland Gate, this structure once served as the main entrance to Gdansk and a defensive fortification. It was here that Polish kings were ceremoniously welcomed and presented with the city’s keys. Constructed between 1574 and 1576 based on Jan Kramer’s design, it was part of the western fortifications of Gdańsk, which also included a high earth rampart reinforced with bastions.

• Prison Tower - Built in the latter half of the 14th century, the Torture Chamber was part of the medieval fortifications of Gdańsk’s Main Town. Together with the Prison Tower, it formed a gatehouse on Długa Street.

• Gdansk Katownia - This Torture Chamber, constructed in the late 14th century, was a key part of the medieval defense system of Gdańsk’s Main Town, serving as a gatehouse on Długa Street alongside the Prison Tower. In the 16th century, following city fortification upgrades, it was converted into a court, prison, and execution site, earning its name. Between 1593 and 1604, it was redesigned by Antoni van Obberghen, featuring rich sculptures by Willem van der Meer. The interiors included an interrogation room, cells for dangerous criminals, and staff apartments. For over 250 years, it was a site of courts, torture, and executions, mainly for lower social classes. After its closure in the mid-19th century, it became a military warehouse before being handed over to the city.

• Golden Gate (Zlota Brama) - This historic Renaissance city gate in Gdańsk, Poland, is part of the Royal Route, the most notable section of the Old Town, and a major tourist attraction. Built between 1612 and 1614, it replaced the 13th-century Gothic Brama Długouliczna (Long Street Gate). Located at one end of Ulica Długa (Long Lane), it forms part of the old city fortifications along with Brama Wyżynna (Highland Gate) and Wieża Więzienna (Prison Tower).

• Millennium Tree - This contemporary monument, crafted from polished stainless steel, commemorates Gdańsk’s 1000th anniversary. The tree features branches with leaves from various trees, including maple, oak, and linden, as well as birds, butterflies, a lizard, a spider, the Warsaw mermaid, a beetle from Great Britain, and a eucalyptus sprig from Australian blacksmiths.

• Wybrzeze Theatre (Teatr Wybrzeze) - Located in the Coal Market Square in Gdańsk’s Main City, Poland, this site is part of the Royal Road. The square, granted to the city in 1342, was used for coal trading from the 15th century. The area in front of the armory was known as Pea Market, while the western side hosted a flea market called Tandeta.

• Baszta Slomiana (Strohturm) - Strohturm is a historic, octagonal fortified tower in Gdańsk’s Main Town. Constructed from brick in the late 14th century, it provided additional protection for the western fortifications of medieval Gdańsk. Its name likely originates from its original thatched roof, later replaced with tiles. The tower assumed its current shape in the early 15th century.

• Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia) - Known as the arsenal, this is the most impressive secular Mannerist building in the city, inspired by the Meat Market in Haarlem. The threat from Sweden in the late 16th century prompted Gdańsk residents to prepare for war, leading to the construction of a special arsenal to store war equipment. Built between 1602 and 1605, the project went beyond a mere warehouse, showcasing architectural grandeur.

• Jan III Sobieski Monument - Unveiled on November 20, 1898, this monument was founded by the city of Lviv and crafted by Lviv sculptor Tadeusz Barącz. Cast in bronze at Artur Krupp’s Viennese workshop, it depicts King Jan III Sobieski in traditional national attire, leaping over a destroyed Turkish cannon on a battle steed with a mace in hand.

• St. Mary’s Church - The Royal Chapel, a baroque Catholic chapel in Gdańsk’s Main Town, was built between 1678 and 1681 by Gdańsk Catholics with the support of King Jan III Sobieski. It served as a temporary Catholic chapel during a time when St. Mary’s Church was under Protestant control.

• Zuraw miniatura - The Crane, consisting of two brick towers with a wooden hoisting mechanism, was used for erecting masts and reloading goods, and also served as a city gate. Destroyed in 1945 during the war, the wooden structure was completely burned down. After the war, it was rebuilt and handed over to the Central Maritime Museum. Since 2003, thematic exhibitions related to the life of the Gdańsk port have been organized, and tourists can access the lifting mechanism.

• Karuzela Gdanska - The Fish Market is a market square in Gdańsk, located in the north-western corner of the Main Town on the Motława River, near the former Teutonic castle. Established by a privilege granted by Grand Master Ludolf König in 1343, the Teutonic Knights secured priority in fish purchases. Initially open from the Motława River side, it was separated by a wall with a single gate in 1448. In 1482, a new gate, now known as Straganiarska Gate, was built.

• Museum of the Second World War (Muzeum II Wojny Swiatowej) - Established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, this state cultural institution and museum is dedicated to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017 and the museum is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

• Motlawa River Embankment (Dlugie Pobrzeze) - Known as Long Coast, this waterfront promenade in Gdańsk’s Main Town stretches along the western bank of the Motława River. The street features water gates characteristic of Gdańsk’s architecture. Once called Długi Most (Long Bridge), the first mentions of a harbor on this bank date back to the 14th century. For centuries, the site was occupied by unconnected wooden platforms of varying heights for loading and unloading ships, which were connected into a single pier in the 17th century.

• Wyspa Olowianka - Ołowianka is an island in Gdańsk on the Motława River and the Stępka Canal, located in the Śródmieście district. Between 1343 and 1454, it was owned by the Teutonic Knights. During their era, it held great strategic importance, evidenced by the order’s steward buildings erected there. Initially connected to Zamczysko by a bridge and later by a ferry from 1417, Ołowianka became an island after the Stępka Canal was dug in 1576.

• Gdansk Shipyard - Gate No. 2 of the Gdańsk Shipyard was the main entrance due to its proximity to management buildings and convenient connection to the city center and Gdańsk Główny railway station. On December 16, 1970, striking shipyard workers leaving through Gate No. 2 were fired upon by army troops, resulting in two deaths and eleven injuries. Before the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers was erected, the gate served as the first place of remembrance for the December victims.

• Museum of the Polish Post Office - Museum of Gdansk - Established in Danzig under the Treaty of Versailles, the Polish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig was considered extraterritorial Polish property. Comprising several buildings originally built as a German military hospital, the “Gdańsk 1” building on Hevelius Platz became the primary Polish post office in 1930, with a direct telephone line to Poland. By 1939, it employed just over 100 people.

• Bunkier - The Luftschutz Hochbunker, a multi-storey above-ground air-raid shelter on Olejarna Street, was constructed between 1942 and 1943. The six-storey structure (one storey is underground) features a double roof with a sand layer between reinforced concrete slabs, covering approximately 1,000 square meters. The external walls are 120 cm thick, while internal walls are up to 60 cm thick, all reinforced with steel. The concrete used is as hard as granite.

• St. Catherine’s Church (Kosciol Sw. Katarzyny) - Construction of St. Catherine’s Church began in 1227, with expansions during the 14th and 15th centuries. The church tower, erected in 1450, was completed in 1634 with a Baroque copula by Jacob van den Blocke after the Teutonic Knights were expelled. A significant date in the tower’s history is 1738, when it was equipped with a carillon. In 1555, Protestants took over the church, maintaining control until 1945 when it was handed to the Carmelite order.

• St. Bridget’s Church (Kosciol sw. Brygidy) - Built in the 14th century on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, St. Bridget’s Church in Gdańsk began construction after 1394 when the Order of St. Bridget arrived. The first single-nave temple was completed in 1396–1397 and expanded until the 16th century. The church has undergone numerous rebuilds and renovations, especially after fires and war damage. In August 1980, it became a symbol of Solidarity in Poland’s recent history.

• Gdansk - The hermit’s house on Katarzynki Street, known as the House of Three Preachers (Dom Kaznodziejów), is a Mannerist tenement house located near St. Catherine’s Church in the Old Town. Built between 1599 and 1602, it initially served as a residence for St. Catherine’s Church pastors. In the 19th century, it housed a church secondary school, and by the late 19th or early 20th century, a new tenement was added on the west side. Severely damaged during World War II, its façade survived, and reconstruction was completed in 1970. Since 2008, the Carmelite Order owns the building but has not developed it according to original plans.

• Most Chlebowy - “Most MiloSci” - The Bread Bridge in Gdańsk, one of the city’s oldest and most distinctive bridges, was built between 1338 and 1356 over the Radunia Canal. Connecting Kowalska and Korzenna Streets, its name derives from bakers who sold bread here in special stalls called bread benches from the 14th century. The bridge has been rebuilt multiple times, including a widening and tram line addition in the early 20th century. After World War II, trams ceased operation, and in 2002–2003, the bridge underwent a thorough renovation, restoring its historical appearance with cobbled surfaces, stylized railings, and lanterns.

• Gdansk - The Millers’ Guild Hall in Gdańsk, erected in 1831, served as the millers’ guild seat and a facility for the nearby Great Mill. The building showcases half-timbered architecture and was originally situated on a small island formed by the Radunia Canal’s arms.

• Heweliusz Monument - The monument to Johannes Hevelius, located on Korzenna Street in Gdańsk opposite the Old Town Hall, honors this distinguished Gdańsk citizen—an astronomer, mathematician, inventor, and brewer, known for the first Moon atlas, Selenographia, and discovering many comets and constellations. It stands where Hevelius operated his 17th-century astronomical observatory. Unveiled on January 28, 2006, it marked the 395th anniversary of the astronomer’s birth.

• Neptune’s Fountain (Fontanna Neptuna) - The Neptune Fountain in Gdańsk is a prominent city symbol, highlighting its maritime connection. Initiated by Mayor Bartłomiej Schachmann and the city council, it was designed by Abraham van den Blocke. Work began in the early 17th century, with Neptune’s bronze sculpture cast by Piotr Husena in 1612. The fountain was installed and operational by 1633, following delays due to Artus Court reconstruction and technical issues.

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