Three Crosses Monument
Three Crosses Monument
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bobbyza
Phoenix, AZ306 contributions
Aug 2019
During a bus tour on our way to the Old Town , our bus drove past this historical monument remembering Lech Walesa leadership at the Lenin Shipyards and Poland's breaking free of Communist rule. The strike/ incident in 1980 was to form an independent labor union. The nearly 300 foot tower monument made up of 3 crosses memorializes the death of the 42 workers from the 1972 and 1976 uprisings. Being of Polish American descent, this was a worthwhile side trip, and one I believe is most important in understanding part of Poland's long and very turbulent history.
Written April 25, 2020
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MJK
Coventry1,388 contributions
Jun 2022
You should learn a bit of history of Poland and Solidarity movement to understand what this place means for Poles and how the events memorized by the monument influenced the history of Central Europe.
I have visited this place for the first time when I was a student - it was in the mid eighties, just a few years after the monument was erected. This summer I have visited Gdańsk again and I brought my teenage son to this place ...
I have visited this place for the first time when I was a student - it was in the mid eighties, just a few years after the monument was erected. This summer I have visited Gdańsk again and I brought my teenage son to this place ...
Written July 4, 2022
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Eva T
United Kingdom5,877 contributions
Sep 2022
Everybody did hear about uprising of Polish workers against apressive communist party and for freedom. So when we visited Gdansk where the fight for freedom in Poland started we wanted to see the place. It is situated about 10 minutes far from the main railway station. The Memorial remembers 3 shot workers - therefore 3 pylons. Part of the memorial is a wall with various plaques and also the names of the workers who died there. On the square is also Solidarnosc memorial, entry to shipyard where the fight for freedom started and European Solidarity Centre.
Written October 11, 2022
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Marcin 7-17
Gdynia, Poland7,079 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
the place where the adventure of Free Poland began, it was here that Lech Wałęsa jumped over the fence, here killed workers killed by communist perpetrators. Next to the monumental European Solidarity Center, it is worth starting to visit the square.
Written June 11, 2019
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia20,857 contributions
Mar 2024 • Solo
This is a very moving, symbolic and important monument, standing in front of the magnificent Solidarnost Museum.
Three Crosses with anchors on top of them were erected in honor of around 40 killed workers who participated in the first strike of shipyard workers in Dec 1970. The strike, better say uprising for better rights, was brutally bloody suppressed.
However, that event marked the roots of forming the Solidarnost (Solidarity) movement, which led to dramatic and essential changes in Poland and all eastern Europe.
Intriguing fact is that the monument was erected in 1980, a decade after these events, when Soviet communist oppression was still in force. Therefore, it's considered the first monument ever to Communist oppression.
TIP: The Cross Monument is a pass by, 5 min attraction to take pics and pay your respects. The main star is the terrific must see Solidarnost Museum behind it, which I strongly advise to visit.
Three Crosses with anchors on top of them were erected in honor of around 40 killed workers who participated in the first strike of shipyard workers in Dec 1970. The strike, better say uprising for better rights, was brutally bloody suppressed.
However, that event marked the roots of forming the Solidarnost (Solidarity) movement, which led to dramatic and essential changes in Poland and all eastern Europe.
Intriguing fact is that the monument was erected in 1980, a decade after these events, when Soviet communist oppression was still in force. Therefore, it's considered the first monument ever to Communist oppression.
TIP: The Cross Monument is a pass by, 5 min attraction to take pics and pay your respects. The main star is the terrific must see Solidarnost Museum behind it, which I strongly advise to visit.
Written April 7, 2024
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Marek P
Gdansk, Poland1,907 contributions
Apr 2020
A square that cannot be forgotten! I was there in December 1981. I only took photos. Amazing time! At the end of my studies. We have won. Today it is a memorial site. A few present photos and two old ones I attach.
Written September 1, 2020
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Herne_the_hunter99
Harlow, UK42 contributions
Sep 2012 • Business
Although designed to be visible from many parts of the town, it’s well worth walking towards the monument to appreciate the size of these towers with the three anchors “crucified” to their structures. I’d only ever seen the shipyard gates via newsreels throughout the 70’s and 80’s and as our guide remarked “we may have unemployment in Poland, but at least we are free”. It brings the economic situation in my country (UK) into much sharper focus! It’s a privilege to see an area which sparked such changes throughout Europe. Gdansk is actually a fun place, but to get the best out of your visit, it's worth visiting the more serious side of her past.
Written September 16, 2012
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VimVic
Gdynia, Poland14 contributions
Dec 2010
In fact you are able to see it from almost every corner of Gdańsk downtown. It’s made from stainless steel and consists of three crosses with anchors on top. This is very tall construction, you wouldn’t be able to see more standing under it. Access is free. It’s roughly 500 m from Gdańsk main railway station, near former shipyard’s Gate no 2. On the road from the station, you pass Solidarity Museum with some armored personal carrier from strikes era displayed on the street. You wouldn’t be able to enter former shipyard area, however if you are interested in seeing former Walesa work place I suggest to go about 1 km further along the street with tramway rails on it to gate no 4 where is the access.
Written January 11, 2011
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Herbert L
New Jersey349 contributions
Dec 2019
Very close to the Central Train Station. At the door of the Lenin's Shipyard where Lech Walesa organised the Union.
Written December 30, 2019
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pnpnpn
Brno, Czech Republic44 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
I visited this place many times, it gave me many impulses to think about Polish history and brave people of this nation. There is magical atmosphere in the evenings.
Written September 24, 2017
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