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Targ Węglowy
The Coal Market Square (Polish language, Polish: ''Targ Węglowy''; German language, German: ''Kohlenmarkt''; Kashubian language, Kashubian: ''Wãglowi Tôrg'')Dr. Florjan Cenôva, Skôrb Kaszébskosłovjnskjè mòvè, str.83, Svjecè, 1866 is a square in the Main City, Gdańsk, Poland and a part of Royal Road, Gdańsk, Royal Road. History Current location of the square was admitted to the city in 1342. Since the 15th century, the square was used as a place of coal trade. On 13 January 2019, the mayor of the city of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz was Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, assassinated at the square. In the 1 year anniversary of the event, the plate in memory of the mayor was placed at the square. Buildings * Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk, Academy of Fine Arts * Great Armory, Gdańsk, Great Armory * Katownia, Gdańsk, Katownia * LOT Building * Millenium Tree * Saint George Brotherhood Manor, Gdańsk, Saint George Brotherhood Manor * Słomian Tower * Wybrzeże Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Fine Arts, Gdańsk
The Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (''Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku'') was founded in 1945 in Sopot, Poland as the State Institute of Fine Arts, later renamed the State College of Fine Arts in Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań .... In 1954, the headquarters were moved from Sopot to Gdańsk, to the rebuilt Great Armory. In 1968, the university gained a new, modernist wing designed by the university professor Ryszard Semka. Since 1996 it has had the status of an Academy of Fine Arts. The Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia) is in the centre of the city with two prominent towers. The academy’s art collection is displayed in the Gallery of the Small Lecture Theatre and is made up of the work of artists who have been or are connected with the academy. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint George Brotherhood Manor, Gdańsk
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. In many Protestant denominations, and following from Pauline usage, ''saint'' refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word ''saint'' (deriving from the Latin ) originated in Christianity, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millenium Tree
A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (initial reference point) of the calendar in consideration and at later years that are whole number multiples of a thousand years after the start point. The term can also refer to an interval of time beginning on any date. Millennia sometimes have religious or theological implications (see millenarianism). The word ''millennium'' derives from the Latin ', ''thousand'', and ', year. Debate over millennium celebrations There was a public debate leading up to the celebrations of the year 2000 as to whether the beginning of that year should be understood as the beginning of the "new" millennium. Historically, there has been debate around the turn of previous decades, centuries, and millennia, but not so much for decades. The issue arise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOT Building
The LOT Building (), originally known as the Furniture House (), is a modernist pavilion and office building in Gdańsk, Poland, located at 2 and 4 Wały Jagiellońskie Street, within the Śródmieście district. It was first built as a furniture store, later being owned by LOT Polish Airlines. It is on the heritage list of the gmina of Gdańsk. History The building was built on the grounds of , a hotel built in the 19th century. It was designed by architect . Construction began in 1959 and concluded in 1961, officially being opened on 27 November 1961 and nicknamed the "glass palace" () by the media. The store inside the building was known for selling modern and comfortable furniture. In 1979, it was rebuilt for the purposes of LOT Polish Airlines, which set up its local offices inside of it. It has since undergone various stylistically controversial changes. Since the start of the 21st century, suggestions have been put forward to replace the pavilion with a new building, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Armory, Gdańsk
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" * Artel Great (born 1981), American actor * Great Osobor (born 2002), Spanish-born British basketball player Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training, or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), a cybersecurity team at Kaspersky Lab *'' Great!'', a 2018 EP by Momoland *Great! TV, British TV channel group * ''The Great'' (TV series), an American comedy-drama See also * * * * * The Great (other) The Great is the moniker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Paweł Adamowicz
Paweł Adamowicz, sitting mayor of Gdańsk, Poland, was fatally stabbed on 13 January 2019, during the finale of the 27th Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, a wintertime Polish charity event. The incident took place in Targ Węglowy, the former coal market of the city of Gdańsk. It was a highly public attack, with significant news coverage from both national and international sources. Attacker The attacker, Stefan Wilmont, was a 27-year-old inhabitant of Oliwa, a district of Gdańsk. He had been involved in criminal activities from a young age and was characterized by ruthless aggression, as well as drug abuse. Between 8 May and 12 June 2013, Wilmont perpetrated three robberies against credit union stands and one Credit Agricole bank in the Gdańsk district of Zaspa. He stole 15920zł (US$) in total, with only 2550zł (US$) being returned from the last robbery, during which he was stopped by police. He said that he spent the rest of the money on "taxis, food and casinos", as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Adamowicz
Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz (; 2 November 1965 – 14 January 2019) was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the List of city mayors of Gdańsk, city mayor of Gdańsk from 1998 until Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, his assassination in 2019. Adamowicz was one of the organizers of the 1988 Polish strikes before becoming the head of the strike committee. In 1990, he was elected to the Gdańsk City Council, chairing the body from 1994 during his second term and holding this post until 1998. He was elected Mayor of Gdańsk in 1998 and reelected in 2002 with 72% of the vote. In 2018, he was reelected as an Independent politician, independent. He was known as a liberal, progressive figure, speaking in support of LGBT rights, immigration, and of minority ethnic groups such as Kashubians. On 13 January 2019, Adamowicz Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, was stabbed during a live charity event in Gdansk, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity's 27th Grand Finale, by 27-year-old S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Road, Gdańsk
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), 2021 * Royal (Ayo album), 2020 * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''The Raja Saab'', working title ''Royal'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
