| Entry Gate No. 2 of the Gdańsk Shipyard | |
|---|---|
Brama nr 2 Stoczni Gdańskiej | |
 The Gate in August 1980 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Gate |
| Address | Doki 1 |
| Town or city | Gdańsk |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 54°21′37″N 18°38′59″E / 54.360333°N 18.649722°E |
The Gate No 2 of the Gdańsk Shipyard (Brama nr 2 Stoczni Gdańskiej) – one of the gates leading into the Gdańsk Shipyard. Because of the proximity of the Shipyard's management buildings as well as good acccess to Gdańsk Main City and Gdańsk Główny railway station the Gate is commonly referred to as the main entrance to the Shipyard.
In 1999, the Gate was included on a list of Objects of cultural heritage in Poland for the Pomeranian voivodeship, under the signature A-1206, and in 2014 it received the European Heritage Label as part of the historic complex of the Gdańsk Shipyard's buildings.
History
editOn December 16, 1970, the shipyard workers on strike, when leaving the premises of the shipyard through Gate No. 2 were shot at. 2 people died, 11 were injured. Before the construction of the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, the Gate was the primary commemoration place of the fallen. During the August 1980 strikes, the Gate was decorated with holy pictures and a portrait of John Paul II. Over the gate, a banner reading: Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się! (Workers of the world, unite!) was placed at the time. On August 31, 1980, Lech Wałęsa announced the end of the strike and the signing of the Gdańsk Agreement from the Gate.
The Gate No 2 of the Gdańsk Shipyard (Brama nr 2 Stoczni Gdańskiej) – one of the gates leading into the Gdańsk Shipyard. Because of the proximity of the Shipyard's management buildings as well as good acccess to Gdańsk Main City and Gdańsk Główny railway station the Gate is commonly referred to as the main entrance to the Shipyard[1].
In 1999, the Gate was included on a list of Objects of cultural heritage in Poland for the Pomeranian voivodeship, under the signature A-1206, and in 2014 it received the European Heritage Label as part of the historic complex of the Gdańsk Shipyard's buildings[2].
History
editOn December 16, 1970, the shipyard workers on strike, when leaving the premises of the shipyard through Gate No. 2 were shot at. 2 people died, 11 were injured [3]. Before the construction of the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, the Gate was the primary commemoration place of the fallen. During the August 1980 strikes, the Gate was decorated with holy pictures and a portrait of John Paul II. Over the gate, a banner reading: Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się! (Workers of the world, unite!) was placed at the time [4]. On August 31, 1980, Lech Wałęsa announced the end of the strike and the signing of the Gdańsk Agreement from the Gate[5].
References
edit- ^ Kula, Henryk (2006), Grudzień 1970: "oficjalny" i rzeczywisty, L&L, p. 113
- ^ "Znak Dziedzictwa Europejskiego dla historycznego zespołu obiektów Stoczni Gdańskiej oraz ECS". European Solidarity Centre. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Trzeciak, Andrzej (2013). Tu Stocznia. Gdańsk: undacja Centrum Solidarnośc. p. 27.
- ^ Jan Sowa: Inna Rzeczpospolita jest możliwa. Widma przeszłości, wizje przyszłości, Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal, Warszawa 2015, p. 147.
- ^ Wystawa stała Europejskiego Centrum Solidarności. Katal. Gdańsk: European Solidarity Centre. 2014. p. 38.
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