32 best — monuments in Gdańsk

A 14th-c. co-cathedral — an 82 m tower with a city-wide viewing terrace.

Gdańsk's showpiece street — from the Upland Gate to the Green Gate.

A 12th-c. Cistercian complex and one of Europe's most famous organs.

1 September 1939, 4:45 a.m. — the peninsula that held off the Wehrmacht for 7 days.

Medieval Europe's largest port crane — still standing over the Motława.

The Wisłoujście Fortress is an unusual structure — the only modern-era maritime fortification in the old Polish Republic, guarding access to the harbour. Atop its tower, which also served as a lighthouse...

The Fojutowo Aqueduct near Czersk (Chojnice county), modelled on Roman structures, makes a great destination for a scenic picnic outing. It is a unique, two-level crossing of the Great Brda Canal (above)...

The Bastions are 17th-century fortifications built from earthen embankments faced with brick walls on a pentagonal plan. Several bastions surrounded by moats survive in Gdańsk. Part of the waters can be toured...

The Gutenberg Bible in Pelplin is the only copy of the 'world's most expensive book' held in Poland. Kept at the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin (46 km from Gdańsk), it was printed on paper...

The creator of the Fahrenheit scale — still used today mainly in Britain and the USA — was born in Gdańsk on 24 May 1686 and ranks among the city's most eminent scholars. His father...

Uphagen's House was the home of a Gdańsk councillor who forbade his heirs to change anything in its décor. Thanks to this, a museum was opened here as long as 100 years ago. Despite the 1945 destruction, it was...

Artus Court — the name comes from the legend of King Arthur. It was given to gathering places of the knighthood, but in Poland it referred to the burghers. The court was the seat of the most distinguished brotherhoods, where the elite met...

The Falowiec in Gdańsk — still Poland's longest residential building — stands in the city's Przymorze district, on Obrońców Wybrzeża Street. Eight 'wave blocks' were built in all, of which the record-holder...

Neptune's Fountain — Gdańsk's best-known symbol — is almost 400 years old. It was created at the request of the then mayor Bartłomiej Schachmann, who, captivated by Italian monuments, decided to create...

The training frigate 'Dar Pomorza' — built in 1909 in Hamburg (so it is over 100 years old!) — was bought in 1929 by the people of Pomerania for the Maritime School in Gdynia. For over half a century she served...

Owidz Stronghold — a reconstruction of a medieval settlement near Starogard Gdański. We warmly invite you to Kociewie, near Starogard Gdański. It was here, in the small village of Owidz, that a reconstruction arose...

The Sopot Stronghold is an appealing Archaeological Open-Air Museum, known in Poland and abroad through festivals and educational events promoting the history and cultural heritage of this place...

The Royal Chapel — a monument unusual for Gdańsk, as it was built and has been kept to this day in a single style: Baroque. The chapel arose thanks to King John III Sobieski. It allowed Catholic Masses to be held, because the nearby...

St Nicholas' Church — its distinction lies in the preserved atmosphere of the early Baroque, in which its present, opulent interior décor was created. The war spared this place conducive to reflection and...

The New Bench House — adjoining Artus Court — was famous for many years for the literary (and film) 'Maiden in the Window', heroine of a romance novel written almost 150 years ago. The author, Jadwiga Łuszcz...

The Abbots' Palace in Gdańsk Oliwa consists of two similarly sized buildings — the New Palace, which appears most often on postcards and looks striking from the park side, and the Old...

The monument to John III Sobieski is an 'émigré' monument, as it came to Gdańsk from Lviv, where it was funded and first unveiled in 1898. In 1944, when the city was occupied again...

The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers — unveiled on 16 December 1980, on the 10th anniversary of the December 1970 events, on what is now Solidarity Square. Erected near the spot where the first three...

The Main Town Hall — with its tower over 80 metres tall, rebuilt many times, served as a residence for Polish rulers staying in Gdańsk. It has numerous attractions: the lavish Red Room (the Hall...

The Old Town Hall — one of the few monuments to survive the wartime and post-war destruction. On display here are historic details and interior elements of Gdańsk townhouses, as well as paintings by Gdańsk artists...

S.S. 'Sołdek' is the first ocean-going ship in the history of Polish shipyards, designed and built by Polish engineers. About 300,000 rivets went into building this ore-coal carrier, whose weight...

The Great Armoury — built 400 years ago, it was, true to its name, a weapons store. It arose out of fears of the Swedes. After the latest restoration, the façade — rich in sculptures and various architectural elements...

The Water Forge — a technically fascinating structure, THE ONLY ONE IN POLAND! Its huge hammer and shears are driven by water wheels! The first records of the forge date from the late 16th century, and its present state is owed...

Łapalice Castle — an amazing building of impressive scale, with a place prepared for a pond, surrounded by a long, high wall. The castle has twelve towers (commemorating the 12 apostles, or the 12 months), defensive...

The Green Gate — it owes its name to the green-coated stones from which the adjoining bridge over the Motława was built. Built as a residence for the Polish kings, it closes the so-called Royal Route. On contemporaries...

The Golden Gate — once called the Long Street Gate — charms with the freedom and lightness of its construction, remarkable for 1612. The building's style follows the principle that even difficult things should be done so as to appear...

The Golden House — the most beautiful townhouse in the city, full of figures and reliefs on its façade — once belonged to a mayor of Gdańsk and his beautiful wife. You can spot King Władysław Jagiełło here...