In Gdańsk, it is worth seeing the tenement house covered with purple plaster at the corner of Mariacka and Mokra Streets. It has a non-typical crown. The building was originally erected in 1553. It is a unique example of the phenomenon of transitional form in architecture. A sign of the twilight of the old era and the birth of a new one. Prominent, vertical lisens, giving the crown its soaring... Continue reading

Ołowianka, next to the Granaries Island, is one of the two main islands, which is worth visiting as part of a walk around Gdańsk. This place situated in the Gdanśk downtown has had strategic importance since the dawn of history. Here, in front of the Teutonic castle, were the buildings of the Monastic Szafarnia. The place was connected with the castle by a drawbridge, which was replaced by a ferry... Continue reading

Gabriel Fahrenheit is one of the most famous citizens of Gdańsk. Every American knows the name of the Gdańsk inventor of the temperature scale, as to this day the United States has remained a country where the atmospheric temperature is measured in Fahrenheit degrees. And although the famous scientist had spent most of his life in the Netherlands and England, he did not forget about maintaining relationships with the city... Continue reading

Neptune is not the only antique god whose artistic figurative representation decorates the area of Long Market. Mercury is the second of them. He is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Hermes, the deity of caring traders, profits, merchants, customs officers. . . as well as thieves. And it cannot be hidden that in a large port city, which Gdańsk has always undoubtedly been, those were professions of paramount social... Continue reading

At the rear of the School of Communication and the Polish Post Office building in Gdańsk there is a high brick wall, clearly bitten by the tooth of time. Its history dates back to the seventeenth century. It was built in 1629 as a wall surrounding the building of the so-called ‘House of Correction’. In old Gdańsk, it was a public institution engaged in social activities for socially marginalised people.... Continue reading

At the cross-section of Gnilna and Łagiewniki Streets in the Old Town, hidden in the shadow of the ‘Organika’ skyscraper, in the back of the ‘Madison’ shopping centre, there is an interesting historic church, one of the Gothic temples of Gdańsk. It is the Church of St Bartholomew, built in the second half of the fifteenth century. The origin of this temple, however, is over 100 years older than the... Continue reading

Artur Schopenhauer, alongside Kant, Hegel and Marx, is one of the most important German philosophers. His thought is also popular in Poland, but few people associate that this genius philosopher was a Gdańsk citizen by birth. He was born in a tenement house at św. Ducha 47 Street, where today a relevant memorial board can be seen. But admittedly, his connections with Gdańsk were unfortunately quite short. As early as... Continue reading

When visiting the 1000-year-old city, you can easily come across discover monuments that are, for example, 600 or 800 years old. So, when coming to Gdańsk, be sure to visit the area around the Market Hall. In 2001 there was an unusual discovery made at the Market Hall in Gdańsk during archaeological excavations. The foundations of the oldest known church in Gdańsk, the first church of St Nicholas, were found.... Continue reading

Johannes Hevelius was a man of many talents and interests. He has written himself in the history of Gdańsk not only as a genius astronomer. He was above all a famous brewer from a family with long brewing traditions which produced delicious Jopen’s beer. As a wealthy entrepreneur, he was also the owner of a large and profitable brickyard in Wrzeszcz, as well as a printing house. In his youth,... Continue reading