Editing Gdańsk (section)

==Main sights==
{{Wide image|2012-08-30 pano gdansk sm2.jpg|900px|View of Gdańsk's Main Town from the [[Motława]] River (2012)}}{{Clear}}

===Architecture===
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| image1 = Puerta Alta, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 02.jpg
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| image3 = Ayuntamiento Principal, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 01.jpg
| image4 = Corte Artus, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 03.jpg
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| caption1 = Highland Gate
| caption2 = Mansion of the Society of Saint George and [[Golden Gate (Gdańsk)|Golden Gate]]
| caption3 = ''[[Ulica Długa]]''
| caption4 = [[Artus Court]]
| caption5 = Sculptures at the top of the Golden House
| caption6 = [[Neptune's Fountain, Gdańsk|Neptune's Fountain]] and ''[[Długi Targ]]''
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The city has some buildings surviving from the time of the [[Hanseatic League]]. Most [[tourist attraction]]s are located in the area of the Main City of Gdańsk,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=Główne i Stare Miasto Gdańsk |url=https://www.suerteprzewodnicy.pl/blog/glowne-i-stare-miasto-gdansk-odkrywamy-gdanska-starowke/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=suerteprzewodnicy.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref> along or near Ulica Długa (''Long Street'') and Długi Targ (''Long Market''), a pedestrian thoroughfare surrounded by buildings reconstructed in historical (primarily during the 17th century) style and flanked at both ends by elaborate [[city gate]]s. This part of the city is sometimes referred to as the Royal Route, since it was once the path of processions for visiting Kings of Poland.<ref name="Richard Franks">{{Cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/poland/articles/20-must-visit-attractions-in-gdansk-poland/ |title=Must-Visit Attractions in Gdańsk, Poland |website=theculturetrip.com |author=Richard Franks |date=15 November 2017 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

Walking from end to end, sites encountered on or near the Royal Route include:<ref name="Richard Franks" />

* Highland Gate (''[[:pl:Brama Wyżynna w Gdańsku|Brama Wyżynna]]''), which marks the beginning of the Royal Route
* Torture House (''Katownia'') and Prison Tower (''Wieża więzienna''), now housing the Amber Museum (''[[:pl:Muzeum Bursztynu w Gdańsku|Muzeum Bursztynu]]'')
* Mansion of the Society of Saint George (''[[:pl:Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego w Gdańsku|Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego]]'')
* [[Golden Gate (Gdańsk)|Golden Gate]] (''Złota Brama'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://its-poland.com/attraction/golden-gate-gdansk |title=Golden Gate, Gdańsk |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Ulica Długa]]'' ("Long Lane"), filled with picturesque tenements
** [[Uphagen's House]] (''Dom Uphagena''), branch of the Museum of Gdańsk
** Lion's Castle (''[[:pl:Lwi Zamek|Lwi Zamek]]'')
** [[Gdańsk Town Hall|Main Town Hall]] (''Ratusz Głównego Miasta'', built 1378–1492)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/green-gate,a,16,7 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Main City Town Hall |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202154623/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/green-gate,a,16,7 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[Długi Targ]]'' ("Long Market")
** [[Artus Court|Artus' Court]] (''Dwór Artusa'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/neptune-s-fountain,a,16,5 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Artus Court |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202155753/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/neptune-s-fountain,a,16,5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** [[Neptune's Fountain, Gdańsk|Neptune's Fountain]] (''Fontanna Neptuna''), a masterpiece by architect [[Abraham van den Blocke]], 1617.<ref name="Sturgis">{{cite book |author1=Russell Sturgis |author2=Arthur Lincoln Frothingham |title=A history of architecture |year=1915 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryarchite01sturgoog/page/n315 293] |publisher=Baker & Taylor |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryarchite01sturgoog}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Paul Wagret |author2=Helga S. B. Harrison |title=Poland |year=1964 |page=302 |publisher=Nagel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXu0AAAAIAAJ |access-date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010230031/https://books.google.com/books?id=uXu0AAAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the oldest working fountain in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=Fontanna Neptuna w Gdańsku |url=https://www.suerteprzewodnicy.pl/blog/fontanna-neptuna-w-gdansku/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=suerteprzewodnicy.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
** New Jury House (''[[:pl:Nowy Dom Ławy w Gdańsku|Nowy Dom Ławy]]''), in which the seemingly 17th-century ''Maiden in the Window'' appears every day during the tourist season, referring to a popular novel ''Panienka z okienka'' ("Maiden in the Window") by [[Jadwiga Łuszczewska]], set in 17th-century Gdańsk<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pomorskie.travel/en/-/nowy-dom-lawy-sien-gdanska- |title=The New Jury House (The Gdańsk Hall) |website=Pomorskie.travel |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201032307/https://pomorskie.travel/en/punkty-poi/nowy-dom-lawy-sien-gdanska/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Golden House (''[[:pl:Złota Kamienica w Gdańsku|Złota Kamienica]]''), a distinctive [[Renaissance in Poland|Renaissance]] townhouse from the early 17th century, decorated with numerous reliefs and sculptures<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/golden-house,a,16,9 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Golden House |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202154656/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/golden-house,a,16,9 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Green Gate]] (''Zielona Brama''), a [[Mannerist architecture and sculpture in Poland|Mannerist]] gate, built as a formal residence of Polish kings, now housing a branch of the [[National Museum, Gdańsk|National Museum in Gdańsk]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/Green-Gate,a,16,8 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Green Gate |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202154610/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/Green-Gate,a,16,8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Gdańsk has a number of historical churches, including [[St Catherine's Church, Gdańsk|St. Catherine's Church]], [[Basilica of St. Nicholas, Gdańsk|St. Nicholas' Church]] and [[St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk|St. Mary's Church]] (''Bazylika Mariacka''). The St. Mary's Church is a municipal church built during the 15th century, and is one of the largest brick churches in the world.<ref name="Richard Franks"/> The city center within 17th-century fortifications represent one of Poland's official national [[List of Historical Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monuments]] (''[[Pomnik historii]]''), as designated on 16 September 1994 and tracked by the [[Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa|National Heritage Board of Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nid.pl/pl/Informacje_ogolne/Zabytki_w_Polsce/Pomniki_historii/Lista_miejsc/|title=Pomniki historii}}</ref>

Other main sights in the historical city centre include:<ref name="Richard Franks"/>

* Royal Chapel of the Polish King [[John III Sobieski]]
* ''Żuraw'' – medieval port crane<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/the-crane,a,16,10 |title=Classical Gdańsk. The Crane |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202155757/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/the-crane,a,16,10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Mannerist architecture and sculpture in Poland|Mannerist]] Great Armoury
* Granaries on the [[Ołowianka]] and Granary Islands
* [[John III Sobieski Monument in Gdańsk|John III Sobieski Monument]]
* Old Town Hall<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/town-hall-of-the-old-town,a,16,11 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Town Hall of the Old Town |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202155755/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/town-hall-of-the-old-town,a,16,11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Mariacka Street<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/mariacka-street,a,16,12 |title=Classical Gdańsk. Mariacka Street |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202155749/https://visitgdansk.com/en/corobic/mariacka-street,a,16,12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Polish Post Office (Danzig)|Polish Post Office]], site of the [[Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig|1939 battle]]
* Brick gothic town gates, i.e., Mariacka Gate, Straganiarska Gate, Cow Gate

Main sights outside the historical city centre include:<ref name="Richard Franks" />

* [[Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)|Abbot's Palace]] in the Oliwa Park
* [[Oliwa Cathedral]]
* [[Brzeźno Pier]]
* [[City walls of Gdańsk|Medieval city walls]]
* [[Westerplatte]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://muzeum1939.pl/historia-polwyspu-westerplatte-m2wswirtualnie/aktualnosci/3298.html |language=pl |title=HISTORIA PÓŁWYSPU WESTERPLATTE |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Wisłoujście Fortress]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://podroze.onet.pl/ciekawe/twierdza-wisloujscie-jak-dojechac/mpc6ey5 |language=pl |title=Twierdza Wisłoujście - mało znana sąsiadka Westerplatte |website=onet.pl |date=24 December 2021 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Gdańsk Zoo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zoo.gda.pl/en/homepage/ |title=Zoo Gdansk|access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Olivia Business Centre]], a district made up of six buildings
** Olivia Star, the tallest building in Gdańsk and the rest of northern Poland. It was finished in 2018 and measures at {{convert|156|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivia Star - The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/olivia-star/27585 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="135">
File:Gdansk Royal Chapel.jpg|Royal Chapel of the Polish King – [[John III Sobieski]] was built in [[baroque]] style between 1678 and 1681 by [[Tylman van Gameren]].<ref name="ROBiDZ">{{cite web |author=ROBiDZ w Gdańsku |url=http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/pl/kultura/zabytki/wybrane_zabytki/kosciol/krolewska |title=Kaplica Królewska w Gdańsku |work=www.wrotapomorza.pl |language=pl |access-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210010543/http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/pl/kultura/zabytki/wybrane_zabytki/kosciol/krolewska |archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref>
File:Bazylika Mariacka DSC01870.jpg|[[St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk|St. Mary's Church]] – one of the largest brick churches in the world
File:Gdańsk (DerHexer) 2010-07-15 091.jpg|[[Polish Post Office (Danzig)|Polish Post Office]], site of the [[Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig|1939 battle]]
</gallery>

===Museums===
[[File:Gdańsk, Brama Mariacka (WLZ14).jpg|thumb|Archeological Museum and Mariacka Gate]]

* [[National Museum, Gdańsk|National Museum]] (''Muzeum Narodowe'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://culture.pl/pl/miejsce/muzeum-narodowe-w-gdansku |language=pl |title=Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku |website=culture.pl |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
** Department of Ancient Art – contains a number of important artworks, including [[Hans Memling]]'s ''[[The Last Judgment (Memling)|The Last Judgement]]''
** [[Green Gate]]
** Department of Modern Art – in the [[Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)|Abbot's Palace]] in Oliwa
** Ethnography Department – in the Abbot's Granary in Oliwa
** Gdańsk Photography Gallery
* Historical Museum (''[[:pl:Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Gdańska|Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Gdańska]]''):<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://culture.pl/en/place/historical-museum-of-the-city-of-gdansk |title=Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
** [[Gdańsk Town Hall|Main Town Hall]]
** [[Artus Court|Artus' Court]]
** [[Uphagen's House]]
** Amber Museum (''[[:pl:Muzeum Bursztynu w Gdańsku|Muzeum Bursztynu]]'')
** Museum of the Polish Post (''[[:pl:Muzeum Poczty Polskiej w Gdańsku|Muzeum Poczty Polskiej]]'')
** ''[[:pl:Wartownia nr 1 na Westerplatte|Wartownia nr 1 na Westerplatte]]''
** Museum of Tower Clocks (''[[:pl:Muzeum Zegarów Wieżowych|Muzeum Zegarów Wieżowych]]'')
** [[Wisłoujście Fortress]]
* [[National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk]] (''Narodowe Muzeum Morskie''):
** [[museum ship]] ''[[SS Sołdek]]'' is anchored on the [[Motława]] River and was the first ship built in post-war Poland.
* [[European Solidarity Centre]]. Museum and library dedicated to the history of the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://culture.pl/en/work/the-european-solidarity-centre |title=The European Solidarity Centre |website=culture.pl |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
* Archdiocese Museum (''[[:pl:Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Gdańsku|Muzeum Archidiecezjalne]]'')
* [[Museum of the Second World War]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/gdansk-rising-the-cradle-of-the-second-world-war-defies-it-past-and-embraces-a-bold-future-7397 |title=Gdańsk rising: the cradle of the Second World War defies it past and embraces a bold future |website=thefirstnews.com |author=Alex Webber |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

===Entertainment===
* [[Polish Baltic Philharmonic]]
* [[Baltic State Opera|Baltic Opera]]
* [[Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre]] is a Shakespearean theatre built on the historical site of a 17th-century playhouse where English travelling players came to perform. The new theatre, completed in 2014, hosts the annual [[Gdańsk Shakespeare Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Elizabethan playhouse in Poland to host work by Shakespeare's Globe |last=Snow |first=Georgia |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/09/elizabethan-playhouse-poland-host-work-shakespeares-globe/ |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=15 September 2014 |archive-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912235038/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/09/elizabethan-playhouse-poland-host-work-shakespeares-globe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>