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St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary's Basilica (Bazylika Mariacka) in Gdansk is a vast Gothic brick church in the Main Town, widely counted among the largest brick churches in the world. It is known for its sheer size, its medieval astronomical cl…

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City Hall

The Main Town Hall (Ratusz Głównego Miasta) stands on Długa Street in Gdańsk, in the middle of the Royal Way. Its tall tower, topped with a gilded statue of King Sigismund Augustus, is one of the best known sights in the…

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Sgrafitto Tenement House

The Sgrafitto Tenement House stands at Ogarna 15/19A in Gdansk and is known for a large sgraffito, a picture scratched into layers of coloured plaster, that decorates its facade. The artwork refers to Gdansk's clock trad…

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Brama Wyżynna

Brama Wyżynna, the Highland Gate, is a 16th-century gate at the western edge of the historic centre of Gdansk. It was the city's main land gate and the start of the Royal Road, and it carries one of the most lavish sets …

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Złota Brama

The Golden Gate (Złota Brama) is a ceremonial gate from the 17th century at the western end of Długa Street in Gdańsk, where the Royal Route into the Main Town begins. Designed by Abraham van den Blocke, it was built to …

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Wielka Zbrojownia

The Great Armory (Wielka Zbrojownia) is an early 17th-century arsenal on Targ Węglowy in Gdansk, one of the finest Mannerist buildings in the city. It was built when Gdansk feared attack and wanted its defences well stoc…

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