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Four Quarters Fountain

Four Quarters Fountain
Long ago you would have found old Gdańsk carved into four quarters, Szeroki, Wysoki, Rybacki and Kogi (Wide, High, Fish and Read_on (No Comments)

Jan III Sobieski Monument

Jan III Sobieski Monument
A large bronze statue built in 1897 in memory of the Polish king who reigned in the 17th century and famously defeated the Turks at the gates of Vienna; thereby saving Europe from the Ottoman hordes. Read_on (No Comments)

Johannes Hevelius Monument

Johannes Hevelius or Jan Heweliusz (1611-1687) depending on whether you're talking to a German or a Pole was a 17th century astonomer, brewer and former mayor of Gdańsk. Read_on (No Comments)

Józef Piłsudski Monument

Standing outside the city centre on the main road between Gdańsk and Sopot is this imposing statue of the inter-war leader of Poland, Marshall Józef Piłsudski. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument of the Fallen Shipyard Workers

Lying right outside famous gate no. 2 to the  Gdansk Shipyards (formally the Lenin Shipyards) the monument was unveiled in 1980 to commemorate the events of 1970 when 45 people died during street riots protesting against the communist regime. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument to the Evacuated Children

Between 1938 and 1939 some 10,000 Jewish children were evacuated from Gdańsk to Britain in what became known as ‘kindertransports’. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument to the memory of Poles who lived in Wołyń

This monument was built in memory of Poles who were killed by the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army during ethnic clashes on Polish Eastern territories in 1943-1945. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument to those who kept Gdańsk Polish

Unveiled in 1969 and designed by Wawrzyniec Samp and Wieslaw Pietron, this huge stone monument depicts an axe stuck in the ground Read_on (No Comments)

Neptune Fountain

Neptune Fountain
This popular bronze statue of the powerful sea god was first erected in 1549 and later converted to its current fountain form in 1633. Read_on (No Comments)

Oskar's Bench

A statue of the hero of local writer Gunter Grass' Nobel winning work The Tin Drum, an incredible work telling the story of Read_on (No Comments)

Post Office Monument

Commissioned in 1979 by the Polish Communications Ministry and the Council for the Protection of Monuments of Battle and Martyrdom, Read_on (No Comments)

Statue to the Defenders of Westerplatte

Statue to the Defenders of Westerplatte
In the southwest corner of the peninsula is a huge, 25-metre monument made of 236 granite blocks. The work of the architect Read_on (No Comments)

Skagerrakstein Monument

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