Great architecture everywhere you look
by gosiaPL
In Gdansk, basically everywhere you look, you will find something interesting. A dozen travelogues full of pictures would not be enough, there's just a lot! Some people say there's too much which makes Gdansk quite overwhelming... As you walk to your places to see, look around and check the things you pass by, they all add up to the unique character of Gdansk. And then bear in mind that a lot of it was destroyed in WWII and then was reconstructed. Hats off to those who did it!
Meeting and photo taking spot
by gosiaPL
The Statue of Neptune, or the Neptune fountain, is a popular place to meet up in the long Dlugi Targ square so now you know where to meet your VT friends in Gdansk :-)
Just watch out not to get in the way of tourists taking photos by the statue, in the warm season there can be dozens trying to take a picture all at the same time!
City of peace or wars?
by matcrazy1
This writing in my picture is placed at the foot of the hill topped with the monolithic monument to heroic defenders of Westerplatte, that is at the place where the WWII broke out. It says "No more wars" and has been already seen by many top world leaders, presidents, prime ministers and other VIPs taking part in official celebrations which took place there.
Gdansk (and Westerplatte) was always shown in mass media as a city crying "no more wars", Polish city of peace and heroic resistance against Nazis. It was a part of huge communist propaganda. History of Gdansk in 1939 - 1945 is more complicated and includes a devastation of German heritage and burning out the city to the ground, house by house, by Soviet forces in 1945. Then it includes persecutions, extermination and exiles to Soviet concentration camps those citizens who were named "enemies of the nation" that meant those who didn't want to support the new order. Then it includes local wars, uprisings against communist rulers.
That's why the writing "No more wars" put by the communist authorities in this place sounds a bit hipocrytic to me. More, the uprisings against communist rules which took place, say in 1956 in Hungary, 1968 in Prague, 1970 just in Gdansk were local wars in fact. And I can't say they were unfair. These "small" wars helped to defeat the biggest mistake of the 20th century that was Soviet communism. Thus, the motto of pacifists "No more wars" is not always that correct. You see what I mean.
See you in the webcam in Gdansk
by Polish_Mila
When you are visiting Gdansk , your family and friends can see you in a webcam ,. It is situated next to Wielki Mlyn Street. A map showing the exact place (click "zobacz mapke" ) is also at the website below.
Architectural details
by matcrazy1
Walking off the beaten path streets around the old town I've found a lot of pretty architectural details including ornamented tops of guild houses, iron details of doors and monuments etc. Just keep your eyes open and look around, down and up.
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A reminder of communist rule.
The Crane
ul. Mariacka with display cases of Amber
