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The largest Gothic brick church in the world.

The great medieval city called the Lion of the Hanseatic League needed a representative temple tailored to its needs.

The monumental temple was built for nearly 150 years (1346–1502). The church is one of the so-called brick Gothic, Gothic architecture common in the countries of the Baltic Sea basin.

The dimensions of the Gothic colossus are; 105.5 meters long, 66 meters wide in the transept, the vault reaches a height of 30 m. The tower rises to a height of 82 meters. Medieval architects predicted the temple's capacity for over 20,000 people.

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Medieval canal with drinking water.

The Radunia River and the Radunia Canal provided drinking water to ancient Gdańsk. The oldest, partially preserved part of the city, commonly known as the Old Town, was built on the Radunia River. The most interesting Gothic monument, next to the temples, are the former mills; a large water mill from the Middle Ages was the largest building of this type in Europe for several centuries. It is also the largest production plant created by the Teutonic Order.

The old town is dominated by the tower of St. Catherine's Church with a hidden carillon in the high tower.

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Gdańsk- The bloodstream of the port city.

The quays of Old Gdańsk have always been the most important heart of this port city. Every day, dozens of merchant sailing ships arrived at the port with goods from all over Europe and the world. Most of them were stored in numerous granaries built since the 12th century.

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Gyddanyzc Urbs

Medieval Gdańsk was a metropolis consisting of several cities surrounded by defensive walls. Today, only a small part of this former metropolis has been rebuilt. The beginning of the city of Gdańsk, once called Gyddanyzc Urbs (999), is the area of ​​the former Teutonic castle and the so-called old town dominated by the Gothic tower of the church of St. Catherine from the 12th century