Golden House (Zlota Kamienica) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk (Topic)

Golden House (Zlota Kamienica) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Zlota Kamienica.

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The Golden House is a historic building located in the center of Gdansk. The Golden House was built in 1609-1617 by order of the Mayor of Gdansk Jan Speiman and designed by the architect Abram van der Blok.

The building gained fame in the city thanks to its rich and refined front facade by John Voight from Rostock. The decorative facade is distinguished by extremely rich sculptural decoration and gilding. Large, rectangular windows have vertical and horizontal pilasters. Also on the facade you can see busts of famous people, including two Polish kings: Sigismund III and Wladyslaw Jagiello. The captions below the busts tell the story of each character. The upper part of the facade is decorated with statues of Cleopatra, Oedipus, Achilles and Antigonus, which symbolize the four main virtues - prudence, justice, courage and moderation. In the central part is the family coat of arms of the Spainan family.

After 1660, the Golden House was acquired by the mayor Peter Heinrich.

During World War II, in March 1945, Soviet troops almost completely destroyed the house. Only a part of the facade remained intact, with the use of which the Golden House was restored in the post-war years.

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