Wały Jagiellońskie
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Wały Jagiellońskie (German Jagiellonenwall , 1897-1945 Elisabeth Wall and Dominik Wall ) is a street in the city of Gdansk . It is named after the Polish Jagiellonians.
location
The street runs in a north-south direction west of the old town and the right town . It is located on the former fortifications and is part of Landesstraße 91 .
history
16th century to 1945
In the early 16th century, the construction of fortifications around Gdansk began. The Elisabeth Bastion was built around 1554.
Around 1890/95 the fortifications were demolished and the streets Dominikswall and Elisabethwall built. Business enterprises, societies, associations, consulates, hotels, shops and apartments settled in the ornate buildings. The luxury hotel Danziger Hof was built in 1898 , and a monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I was erected in 1903 .
In 1945 most of the buildings were destroyed.
After 1945
After 1945 some new buildings were built and the road was expanded into an expressway. In 1971 a tunnel was built. In 2007, extensive repair work was carried out on the road surface, the tram route as well as cycle and pedestrian paths.
building
Preserved structures
A few historical buildings have been preserved or rebuilt
- Elisabeth Church
- Bastion Elisabeth
- New town hall, now the seat of the city administration
- High gate
Structures not preserved
The historical buildings included
- Hotel Danziger Hof
Web links
- Dominikswall Institute for Road Science
- Historical views of the Herder Institute
- City map of Gdansk 1932
- Dominikswall article Gedanopedia (Polish)
