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Not much is left from the on-
ce so rich interior of the St. Peter and Paul church as it was almost completely burnt down during the World War II. Originally the church was built in the 14th century. There are, as often, different information on the year of building but I rely on the plaque on the church wall.
The church is situated in the Old Suburbs, Stare Przedmiescie, south of the main tourist areas, in ul. Zabi Kruk, just a little east of the Franciscan Church and the National Museum. The closest tram stop is Zabi Kruk on lines 8 and 13 (the third stop from the main station), then head south ~250 metres. Leave a Comment
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The gothic Holy Trinity church and monastery complex in Gdansk is one of the largest in the Franciscan order. The building of a mo-
nastery started in 1422 and only two years later the monks could move in. In 1480 was the work of rebuilding it to a church started. In 1503 did the northen wall and part of the roof fall down but after the restoration of that disaster the exterior of the church has remain-
ed almost unchanged.
Most notable among the furnishing are the magnificently net vaulted ceiling (pic. 2), the pulpit from 1541, the organ from 1703 (see my next tip), late gothic stalls from 1510 - 11, numerous tombstones all over the floor, the altar-piece (pic. 4) and some murals (see my second next tip).
The church is situated in the Old Suburbs, Stare Przedmiescie, south of the main tourist areas. Adress Ul. Sw Trojcy 4. Closest tram stops are "Centrum" or "Okopowa", the latter on lines 8 and 13 (second stop from the main station).
At the backside of the church is the National Museum in Gdansk hosted in buildings from the old monastery. Leave a Comment Phone: 058 320 79 80
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There isn't much to say. These figures were found during the renovation works which have been going on for a while. Leave a Comment
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Unfortunately I haven't been able to find out anything on the pulpit, I just find it beau-
tiful and very well done, well worht seeing. Leave a Comment
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At the southern wall we can see a remembran-
ce plaque in honour of the victims of the area who fell in the First World War. Leave a Comment
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The Gothic pulpit, from 1541, is the only one of it's kind in the whole of Pommerania. Leave a Comment
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Originally a monastery was built in 1391 and a church 1464. During religious fights in the 1670s the church was destroyed but the mo-
nastery survived until 1835 when the monks were evicted. In 1840 it was transformed to the parish church of St Joseph.
It sits on Ul. Bielanska, in between the Old Townhall, St Elisabeth's Church and the shop-
ping centre opposite to the railway station.
In 1945, when the Red Army had taken the city, they locked in 100 persons taking shelter in the church and put the church on fire killing all the people inside.
You can look at more pictures by clicking the link further down. The page is fully in Polish. Leave a Comment
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The World War II star-
ted at 04.45, Septem-
ber 1, 1939, by the attack on the Post Offi-
ce Gdansk 1 where the cefenders fought for 14 hours before giving up. By then the Germans had flooded the building with petrol and were going to put it on fire with the defenders insi-
de. The attack on the building was composed of the Gdansk police, the German army and the SS Heimwehr.
8 of the defenders were killed during the fight, 6 died from their wounds and 38 were executed by the Germans on 5 October 1939 in the Zaspa district. The employees of the post office were imprisoned in various concen-
tration camps.
Today there is a post office and a museum in the building. The museum exhibits, amongst other objects, items from the mass grave found in Zaspa on 27 August 1991 as well as documents of the dead and murdered postal workers together with uniforms from this period.
The museum is opened Tue - Fri from 10.00 to 16.00, entrance 5PLN for adults, 4PLN for reduced tickets. Tuesdays free.
You find the monument and museum in ul. Obroncow Poczty Polskiej. Leave a Comment Phone: 058 301 76 11
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