Description of the attraction
The Golden House is a historic building located in the center of Gdansk. The Golden House was built in 1609-1617 by order of the Mayor of Gdańsk Jan Speiman and designed by the architect Abram van der Blok.
The building gained fame in the city thanks to its rich and sophisticated front façade by John Voight of Rostock. The decorative façade features extremely rich sculptural decoration and gilding. Large, rectangular windows have vertical and horizontal pilasters. Also on the facade you can see busts of famous people, including two Polish kings: Sigismund III and Wladyslaw Jagiello. The signatures placed under the busts tell the story of each character. The upper part of the facade is decorated with statues of Cleopatra, Oedipus, Achilles and Antigonus, which symbolize the four main virtues - prudence, justice, courage and moderation. In the central part is the family coat of arms of the Spainan family.
After 1660, the Mayor Peter Heinrich acquired the Golden House.
During World War II, in March 1945, Soviet troops almost completely destroyed the house. Only a part of the façade remained intact, with the use of which the Golden House was restored in the post-war years.
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Nastasya Fillipovna 25.07.2017
In the 39m they gave the go-ahead for the occupation, and in the 45m they were released. Ay, how logical! Well, they robbed in the 45th qualitatively, and destroyed it.
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niyol 24.07.2017
but they destroyed the house, because they were saving Poland from the Nazi occupation. It is necessary to accurately cover the events.
