presentation of gdansk made by michal b. from poland
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Built in the Renaissance style between 1612 - 1614 to the design of Abraham van den Blocke. The stone figures along the parapet were carved by Peter Ringering in 1648 and represent allegories of citizen's virtues, that is Caution, Justice, Piety, and Concord. Next to the Golden Gate squats St George's Brotherhood Manor, erected by J.Glotau between 1487-1494 in the Late Gothic style.
Built around the middle of the 14th century on the Radunia canal, it was the largest Teutonic investment in Gdańsk. The structure combined three functions: that of a flour mill, granary, and bakery. It was equipped with 18 overshot water-wheels, each 5 m in diameter, and represented a great technical achievement for its time.
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It’s the music event absolutely unique in Poland, as Gdańsk is the only Polish city to have two precious instruments of the kind. One is the carillon of the Main City Hall, and the other the set of concert bells at St Catherine's. The festival serves as yet another example of referring back to the city's ancient traditions. The programme mostly consists of solo concerts. The repertoire provides a cross-section of the exquisite masterpieces in the rich carillon-music literature, from Baroque pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach to the 20th century compositions by Arthur Rubinstein himself
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