Gdańsk Day 2

Brama Żuraw

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Brama Żuraw - Crane Gate. Once known as the Krantor. One of the Gdańsk water gates and the former port crane. The Crane was built in 1442-1444. It served primarily as the mechanism for loading goods and ballast on ships and for raising their masts. The crane was able to lift the weight of four tons to a height of eleven meters. The mechanism consists of two wooden drums with a diameter of about six meters. People inside the drums provided the motive power. Rebuilt in 1957-1959. Ulica Szeroka 67/68. IMG_5904

Wooden Treadmill

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Brama Żuraw - Crane Gate. Wooden treadmill used to operate the crane The treadmill was powered by men walking on steps inside the wheels. IMG_5906

Model of Brama Żuraw

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Model of Brama Żuraw - Crane Gate. Once known as the Krantor. One of the Gdańsk water gates and the former port crane. The Crane was built in 1442-1444. It served primarily as the mechanism for loading goods and ballast on ships and for raising their masts. The crane was able to lift the weight of four tons to a height of eleven meters. The mechanism consists of two wooden drums with a diameter of about six meters. People inside the drums provided the motive power. Rebuilt in 1957-1959. Ulica Szeroka 67/68. DSC_0142

Bryza H

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Bryza H. Ketch built in 1952 as a rescue craft. Docked on the Stara Motława, Gdansk. MMSI: 261002270. DSC_0143p1

Brama Mariacka

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Brama Mariacka - St. Mary's Gate. Water gate leading to the Motława River. It was probably built in the last quarter of the 15th century (first mentioned in 1484). The gate opens to Ulica Mariacka. Rebuilt in 1958-1961. "At the end of this street are the Frauen-Tor and the premises of the Natural History Society (16th cent.; gable of five stories)".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0148

Gdańsk Coat of Arms

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City of Gdańsk coat of arms on Brama Mariacka - St. Mary's Gate. DSC_0149

Serpent Downspout

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Serpent downspout along Ulica Mariacka in Stare Miasto, Gdansk. DSC_0152

Ulica Mariacka

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Townhouses in Ulica Mariacka. Rebuilt in 1960s and 1970s. "Behind the choir of St. Mary's begins the Frauengasse, the quaint mediaeval houses in which are very characteristic".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0154

Kaplica Królewska

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Kaplica Królewska - Royal Chapel. Built in 1678-1681 with the assistance of Jan III Sobieski. The chapel was in use at the time St. Mary's was a protestant church. Ulica św. Ducha. DSC_0158p1

Śródmieście

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Śródmieście (Old Town Gdańsk) on the Stara Motława at dusk. IMG_5943

Zielona Brama

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Zielona Brama - Green Gate at dusk. Built in 1564-1568. Rebuilt and restored in 1950-1953. The structure included state apartments repurposed as a museum in 1879 and as the National Museum in Gdańsk from 2004. At the east end of Długi Targ. "The Lange-Markt is terminated on the E. by the Grüne Tor, erected in 1568, which contains the natural history and prehistoric collections of the West Prussian Provincial Museum. A good view is obtained from the Grüne Brucke".--Baedeker 1910 IMG_5946

Śródmieście

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Śródmieście (Old Town Gdańsk) on the Stara Motława. Note the prominence of the Brama Żuraw - The Crane Gate. IMG_5949

Długa Targ

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Długa Targ (Long Market) at night, Gdańsk. IMG_5969

Dwór Artusa

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Dwór Artusa - Artus Court. Constructed in its present form in 1481. The grain exchange from 1742 and in use as a museum since the 19th century. Długi Targ 43/45. "Beyond the fountain a broad flight of steps ascends to the Artushof or Junkerhof, used as a Corn Exchange since 1742, the former name being said to be derived from the mediaeval tradition of King Arthur, and the latter from the 'Junker', or wealthy merchants of Danzig, who formerly assembled here. The present edifice was erected in 1477-81 on the site of an older building. On the lower part of the facade (1609-17) are medallion-portraits of King Sigismund III. and his son Ladislaus IV".--Baedeker 1910. IMG_5964

Brama Żuławska

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Brama Żuławska - Żuławska Gate. Built in 1628 as part of the city wall fortification system. The Gdańsk coat of arms is atop the structure. Ulica Długie Ogrody. DSC_0278p1

Amber Wheel

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The Amber Wheel, Ferris wheel on Wyspa Spichrzów Gdańsk. DSC_0287p1

Original Burger

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Original Burger restaurant. Ulica Długa 47/49. IMG_5962

Classic Burger

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Classic Burger served at Original Burger in Gdańsk. Exceptional! American-style Hamburgers are very popular in Poland. IMG_5961

Material Culture

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Vintage Polish material culture on exhibit at Classic Burger. IMG_5959