This London Eye–style big wheel was installed as part of the clean up of Ołowianka Island and is a welcome addition to this part of the city. The ride lasts 15 minutes and from the top of the rotation there are fine views of the old centre and beyond.
Big Wheel
Gdańsk
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Blocking the river end of ul Św Ducha, this hefty Gothic gate is the least grand of Gdańsk's medieval gates.
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One of the grandest gates on the Gdańsk waterfront, the St Mary's Gate dates to the 15th century.
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This gate was built around 1450 while the city was still under the Teutonic order, as shown by the original city coat of arms consisting of two crosses…