Post-war reconstruction of Gdańsk

[RS_UK-PL]

Uphagen House (Dom Uphagena)

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[RS_UK-PL]

St. Mary's Church (Bazylika Mariacka)

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[Judge Roy Beam]

Originally Posted by RS_UK-PL

Uphagen House (Dom Uphagena)

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That's amazing

[Mr Bricks]

Originally Posted by El_Greco

Im all up for whole-sale reconstructions as long as they are honest and not trying to make a statement. Yes, Gdansk does look nice and Id rather have what is there now than some Communist concrete hell-hole. However the reconstruction of Gdansk was a political move where German influences where ignored ("Prussian Barbarism") and Flemish ephasised.

So would I. I love what they've done in Berlin in many places, but for example the reconstructions I saw in Frankfurt and Riga were awful.

One positive thing about the so devestating modernization of British cities after WWII, and that so little was reconstructed is that everything old you see today is more or less original.

[Sienioslaw]

Uphagen haus is one example of full reconstruction(including interiors), but first little story about this haus, it was built at end of XVII century, the last owner of this haus had a wish to his successors, to not changing interior, so in this shape building survived to 1945, but in 1944 interior was evacuated and come back in 1990's(sic!)

And Uphagen haus is also special reconstruction, because it includes reconstuction of outbuilding, in 99% cases outbuildings weren't reconstructed due to ideological reasons(it was place where mostly lived poor people, service etc.), you can see it clearly in google earth:

[El_Greco]

Originally Posted by Mr Bricks

is more or less original.

No such thing Im afraid. Pretty much all buildings have been rebuilt, upgraded, added to or changed in some other ways.

[RS_UK-PL]

City Theatre (Teatr Miejski)

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[Karasek]

Originally Posted by RS_UK-PL

Why the heck hasn't the City Theatre been rebuilt? Why?!

Probably because it was too Prussian.

[TheReconstructer]

Originally Posted by Karasek

Probably because it was too Prussian.

Like in Breslau, the local government wanted to reconstruct the destroyed buildings, if it didn't remind to much of Prussia....

[uunxx]

It was ugly anyway, not that the new one is pretty...

[Mr Bricks]

Originally Posted by El_Greco

No such thing Im afraid. Pretty much all buildings have been rebuilt, upgraded, added to or changed in some other ways.

In some cases yes, but that is very different from complete reconstruction. Facadism (death masking) seems to be popular in Britain though.

[RS_UK-PL]

Chlebnicka Gate (Brama Chlebnicka)

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[TheReconstructer]

Originally Posted by RS_UK-PL

Chlebnicka Gate (Brama Chlebnicka)

Don't like the grey houses.....Could be painted into warmer colours

[RS_UK-PL]

Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia)

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[RS_UK-PL]

Originally Posted by TheReconstructer

Don't like the grey houses.....Could be painted into warmer colours

I agree. Also, they should plant some trees in this area. Unfortunately, this is another street which lost its charm after reconstruction.

[TheReconstructer]

Originally Posted by RS_UK-PL

I agree. Also, they should plant some trees in this area. Unfortunately, this is another street which lost its charm after reconstruction.

Just some tree's, colourful houses and this street will be a nicer place to walk through

[intervention]

Overall though, a good job!

[TheReconstructer]

Are there also any buildings which were 'known' or 'well known' in Gdańsk/Dantzig which they didn't rebuild? Like churches, houses, palaces, gates and so on

[intervention]

As far as I know, there are still some reconstruction works going on in the Marian Cathedral and the other church (St John the Baptist?) isn't full rebuilt / is in an unfinished state and the "Stare Przedmiescie" or "Old Suburb" district was bisected by a major road and populated with post-war commie blocks. Not much there except a monastery and some churches, which were rebuilt. Otherwise, the vernacular every day architecture was lost.

Some work has been done on reconstructing and engaging the Granary Islands but I'm not sure where that is in the process.

That's as much as I understand from my passing glaces at the various Gdansk threads.

[TheReconstructer]

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Still going on there

Gdańsk, Warsaw and Dresden are good examples for Kaliningrad if they're going to rebuild the Kneiphof and the Castle......Hope they'll reconstruct that very soon too