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The Zabytek.pl website is a modern way of sharing information about Polish monuments of architecture, along with descriptions, documentation, photographs, interesting digital materials (e.g. 3D models of the buildings, point clouds, panoramas and films), and the locations of the buildings.
Monument of the week
Gdańsk
Lighthouse (the Pilots’ Tower)
The lighthouse - inextricably linked to the maritime traditions of the city of Gdańsk - is a priceless industrial monument, mostly due to the presence of historical optical and navigation devices. The building also has significant architectural and landscape value, its harmonious proportions and rich architectural detailing setting it apart from other structures of its kind. It ...
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Zobacz wszystkie 35 Zobacz wszystkieSuburban Warsaw railway stations in the manor house style came into being in the 1920s as part of the reconstruction of the railway infrastructure after devastation caused by World War I. Their native form expresses the quest for identity of the recovering state and the shaping of its national style.
Collection introduces the region of centuries-long cultural and technological activity of man, which groups the remnants of the 19th-century industrial complexes and facilities — created in the era of early modern industry being born in the Polish lands.
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Zobacz wszystkie 717574 Zobacz wszystkieMonument of the week
Gdańsk
Lighthouse (the Pilots’ Tower)
The lighthouse - inextricably linked to the maritime traditions of the city of Gdańsk - is a priceless industrial monument, mostly due to the presence of historical optical and navigation devices. The building also has significant architectural and landscape value, its harmonious proportions and rich architectural detailing setting it apart from other structures of its kind. It ...