2022/06/12-3 NCL Getaway/Gdańsk: Długi Targ - Heweliusz Square - Long Embankment - Hard Rock Cafe

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Długi Targ or Long Market in Gdańsk, is one of the most notable tourist attractions of the city. It is situated between the end of Ulica Długa (the Long Lane), and the Green Gate (Brama Zielona). Established in about 13th century, initially as a merchant road leading to the oval market place. Soon after Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) by Teutonic Knights, known as the Gdańsk slaughter, the street become the city's main artery. Its official name in Latin Longa Platea was first written in 1331, German name Langgasse was introduced later and Polish Ulica Długa in 1552. Before the Partitions of Poland it was also called the Royal Route because it served as a road of solemn entrances into the city during the visitations by Polish monarchs.
Heweliusz Square, is a lovely square with a lot of greenery, several benches to rest on and the statue of Johannes Hevelius in its center. The famous astronomer, who lived in Gdansk in the 17th century, was one of the most significant citizens in the city's history. Worth mentioning are also the colourfully floodlit fountain imitating the water cascades on the Radunia canal, and the beautiful recreation of Hevelius' work on an adjacent townhouse.
Long Embankment is a water promenade in Gdańsk in the Main Town , stretching along the western bank of the Motława River . The first mentions of a marina on this bank of Motława date back to the 14th century. For centuries, in the place of today's promenade, there were wooden platforms of different heights, not connected to each other, for unloading and unloading ships. In the 17th century, they were combined into one bridge. After World War II, the street was rebuilt with concrete elements and lined with polished marble
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