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Museum Crane on Motława

Zuraw, Crane, Crane on Motlav, Central Maritime Museum
Poland, Gdansk
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Museum Crane on Motława

Zuraw, Crane, Crane on Motlav, Central Maritime Museum
Poland, Gdansk
The Crane Museum is a 14th-century medieval port crane located on the Motława River embankment in Gdansk. The building was used for unloading and loading ships on the river, and also performed a defensive function. The museum acquired its present form in 1442-1444. During the Second World War, the museum building was destroyed, then rebuilt by 1965.

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Traveled 5 years ago
Rating 9
Zuraw
Crane on Motł awa (Crane over Motł awa) is considered to be the oldest harbor crane in all of Europe and a symbol of Gdań sk's maritime history. This 14th-century building, towering majestically above the embankment of the Motł awa River, was one of the most advanced structures of its time in Europe. It impresses rather not with its beauty, but with its unusual architecture that stands out from all the surrounding buildings. It acquired its current form in the Middle Ages (in 1442-1444).→
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Traveled 14 years ago
Rating 7
For lovers of engineering and architectural structures
The crane is a medieval port crane, which was one of the most advanced structures of that time in Europe. Its construction dates back to 1442. On the roof of the building there is a figurine of a crane (a symbol of vigilance), hence the name - Crane. It is interesting that the load was lifted thanks to the work of two huge wheels with a diameter of more than 5 meters, while the wheels were rotated by people moving according to the squirrel principle in the wheel. Now there is a museum inside the Crane and for 8 zlotys you can see all the details of this medieval engineering structure.→
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