Picture Gallery
Długi Targ, or Long Market, is one of the major attractions of Gdańsk. It is the main street of Old Town.
Ulica Długa is the continuation of Długi Targ and has the width of a normal street instead of the very wide Long Market. The Town Hall is the tall building that is visible in both pictures.
Ulica Długa as it is seen from the Town Hall.
St. Mary's Church (Bazylika Mariacka) is one of the largest brick churches in the world. Only San Petronio Basilica in Bologna is definitively larger, while Munich Frauenkirche and Ulm Minster are tied for second place.
The Old Town along the Motława River. The cityscape is dominated by the Zuraw, a medieval crane.
The peninsula of Westerplatte just North of the city was the site of the first battle of the Second World War. Just minutes after the German declaration of war this Polish Military Transit Depot was shelled by German warships visiting the then independent "Free City of Danzig". Many ruins remain untouched in the area and they can be entered (at your own risk).
Skwer Heweliusza (Hevelius Park), named after astronomer Jan Heweliusz (Johannes Hevelius in English/German) with the Amber Museum (Muzeum Bursztynu) to the right.
Mariacka Street is a photogenic and popular street for photography. Historically this was the amber street of Gdańsk and there are still people selling amber to tourists there.
Neptune's Fountain (Fontanna Neptuna) on Długi Targ has become a symbol of Gdańsk. The statue is almost 400 years old as it was completed in 1633.
Newer buildings on Granary Island, opposite the Old Town on the Motława. Before the destruction in the Second World War, this was part of the inner city but it was never fully rebuilt. It's only in recent years that this area has gone from nothing to a new part of the city, and it is still under construction. I actually like the modern take on traditional architecture here. But I understand those who hate it.
