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The opening of the Polish Post Office "Gdańsk 3" in 1925 Post stamps of Polish Postal Service in the Free City of Danzig. The Polish Post Office (Poczta Polska) in the Free City of Danzig (modern day Gdańsk) was created in 1920 and operated until the German invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II.
The Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the September Campaign. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] : 39, 42 On 1 September 1939 the Invasion of Poland was initiated by Germany when the battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish-controlled harbor of Danzig , around 04:45–48 hours.
Since 1989, the palace houses the museum's collection of modern art. [5] A number of other museums were established from the rich collections of the Pomeranian Museum, which include: National Maritime Museum (1960), the Archeological Museum (1962) and the Gdańsk Historical Museum (1971). In 1972, it was renamed as the National Museum in Gdańsk.
European Solidarity Centre in 2015 A view in 2019 Interior of the European solidarity Centre. The European Solidarity Centre (Polish: Europejskie Centrum Solidarności) is a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland, devoted to the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, and other opposition movements of Communist Eastern Europe.
National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk (Narodowe Muzeum Morskie): museum ship SS Sołdek is anchored on the Motława River and was the first ship built in post-war Poland. European Solidarity Centre. Museum and library dedicated to the history of the Solidarity movement. [179] Archdiocese Museum (Muzeum Archidiecezjalne) Museum of the Second World ...
James A. Farley Post Office. New York The massive 1912 Beaux Arts treasure in Manhattan was the largest post office in the country for years, a staggering two-block icon of nearly 400,000 square feet.
A 1920 Germany stamp overprinted for use in Danzig A 1938 stamp of Danzig. This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of the Free City of Danzig.. Danzig, now Gdańsk, is a Polish city on the Baltic coast.
However, not only social meetings took place in the Court. In the 17th century librarians presenting books printed in Gdańsk appeared there, as well as painters with their art; the banning order for other tradesmen did not apply to them. The heyday of the Artus Court falls into 16th and 17th century, but its history is much longer.