Brama Żuraw

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. "Along the Mottlau extends the Lange Brucke, the chief resort of the bargemen, with the picturesque Kran-Tor (1444)".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0141p2

Gdańsk Day 2

September 22nd 2018
Morning sightseeing saw us boarding he coach for a drive out to the Novy Port and Westerplatte sections, at the mouth of the Vistula (Wisła) River, Here, the river that unites Poland north to south empties into the Baltic Sea. It was at the Weserplatte on 1 September 1939 that Germany began its invasion of Poland. Although Danzig was considered a free city, support for Germany ran high. Poland ha ... read more

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