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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Different parts of the [[fortress]] ar clearly in different architectural styles (predominantly [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]) and in different styles of construction and building materials. This is the result of the fortress being rebuilt every time it was destroyed or badly damaged. The basement and foundation of the fortress is based on wooden crates (''kaszyce''), which are hidden underneath in the water. On top of these structures, rubble was heaped up and strengthened - providing a stable and strong base for the fortress. The heart of the fortress is based around a [[Circle|circular]] tower (currently devoid of the [[coping]]), which until 1785 was used as a [[lighthouse]]. The lighthouse is surrounded by a [[brick]] [[flange]] (also known as a circular battery), whose inner walls are sealed together with the officers' living quarters. Around the battery there is a four-[[bastion]] [[Fort Carré]], which is lead by a [[gatehouse]] with a [[postern]] from 1609. The north-western side of the fort-carré is adjoined to the [[Martwa Wisła]] river, while the rest of the fortress is separated off from land by a [[Sconce (fortification)|sconce]] known as the '''Szaniec Wschodny''' (Eastern Sconce). The sconce is lined up with five [[ |
Different parts of the [[fortress]] ar clearly in different architectural styles (predominantly [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]) and in different styles of construction and building materials. This is the result of the fortress being rebuilt every time it was destroyed or badly damaged. The basement and foundation of the fortress is based on wooden crates (''kaszyce''), which are hidden underneath in the water. On top of these structures, rubble was heaped up and strengthened - providing a stable and strong base for the fortress. The heart of the fortress is based around a [[Circle|circular]] tower (currently devoid of the [[coping]]), which until 1785 was used as a [[lighthouse]]. The lighthouse is surrounded by a [[brick]] [[flange]] (also known as a circular battery), whose inner walls are sealed together with the officers' living quarters. Around the battery there is a four-[[bastion]] [[Fort Carré]], which is lead by a [[gatehouse]] with a [[postern]] from 1609. The north-western side of the fort-carré is adjoined to the [[Martwa Wisła]] river, while the rest of the fortress is separated off from land by a [[Sconce (fortification)|sconce]] known as the '''Szaniec Wschodny''' (Eastern Sconce). The sconce is lined up with five [[bastion]]s, two of which are [[ravelin]]s - one of which survived. The Fort carré as well as the Eastern Sconce are surrounded by a [[moat]], sourced by the [[Martwa Wisła]] river.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twierdza Wisłoujście|url=http://www.trojmiasto.pl/Twierdza-Wisloujscie-o95.html|website=Trójmiasto|accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Twierdza Wisłoujście|url=http://www.mygdansk.com.pl/twierdza-wisloujscie.php|website=My Gdańsk|accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> |
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Up until 1889, the lighthouse tower was topped with a later-[[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] [[coping]], from about 1721. After its burning, due to a fire caused by lightning, the [[coping]] was reconstructed and coated with [[shale]], which survived up until 1945. The tower had formerly a clock, dating back to the eighteenth century. |
Up until 1889, the lighthouse tower was topped with a later-[[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] [[coping]], from about 1721. After its burning, due to a fire caused by lightning, the [[coping]] was reconstructed and coated with [[shale]], which survived up until 1945. The tower had formerly a clock, dating back to the eighteenth century. |
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In 1945, due to artillery strikes the tower was almost completely destroyed, the coping and officers' |
In 1945, due to artillery strikes the tower was almost completely destroyed, the coping and officers' headquarters and upper levels were also devastated. The only parts of the fortress which were left untouched, were the walls of the [[Fort Carré]]. In 1959 the tower was added to the Register of Heritage Sites, and reconstruction of the fortress began. |
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[[File:Wisłoujście3.jpg|thumb|center|600px|[[Fort Carré]] of the Wisłoujście Fortress with the lighthouse tower, as seen from the [[Martwa Wisła]] river]] |
[[File:Wisłoujście3.jpg|thumb|center|600px|[[Fort Carré]] of the Wisłoujście Fortress with the lighthouse tower, as seen from the [[Martwa Wisła]] river]] |
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[[File:Wisłoujście1642.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Plan of the Wisłoujście Fortress from June 16, 1642, by B. Hedding, painted in colour by Johann Gelentin in the first quarter of the eighteenth century]] |
[[File:Wisłoujście1642.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Plan of the Wisłoujście Fortress from June 16, 1642, by B. Hedding, painted in colour by Johann Gelentin in the first quarter of the eighteenth century]] |
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During the times of the [[Teutonic Order]], in the fourteenth century, a wooden fortress stood by the mouth of the river [[Vistula]], flowing into the [[Baltic Sea]]; which was burnt down by a [[Hussites|Hussite]] [[Sirotci]] raid, in September, 1433. In 1482, a [[brick]] [[lighthouse]] tower was built in place of the former fortress. The tower was assigned to control the passage of ships, traveling to and fro from the [[Bay of Gdańsk]]'s main port cities of [[Gdańsk]] and [[Gdynia]]. The Wisłoujście Fortress was target for military campaigns. In 1577 the fortress was besieged several times by [[Stefan Batory]], inconclusively, during the [[Battle of Oliwa]] (1627), when the fortress was cannonaded by a [[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] fleet; in 1734 by [[Russian Empire|Russian]]-[[Saxony|Saxon]], in 1793 by [[Prussia |
During the times of the [[Teutonic Order]], in the fourteenth century, a wooden fortress stood by the mouth of the river [[Vistula]], flowing into the [[Baltic Sea]]; which was burnt down by a [[Hussites|Hussite]] [[Sirotci]] raid, in September, 1433. In 1482, a [[brick]] [[lighthouse]] tower was built in place of the former fortress. The tower was assigned to control the passage of ships, traveling to and fro from the [[Bay of Gdańsk]]'s main port cities of [[Gdańsk]] and [[Gdynia]]. The Wisłoujście Fortress was target for military campaigns. In 1577 the fortress was besieged several times by [[Stefan Batory]], inconclusively, during the [[Battle of Oliwa]] (1627), when the fortress was cannonaded by a [[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] fleet; in 1734 by [[Russian Empire|Russian]]-[[Saxony|Saxon]], in 1793 by [[Prussia]]n, in 1807 by [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleonic]], and once again in 1814 by [[Prussia]]n fleets. Between 1622-1629 the fortress was known as ''Latarnia'' (''Lighthouse'', [[Polish language|Polish]]), under the name of a fortress - while actually being a naval base of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Army of Warsaw|url=http://pulk12.pl/epoka/cesarskim-sladem/polska/142-twierdza-wisloujscie.html|website=Pulk 12|accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> On the night of July 5–6, 1628, the fortress was attacked with artillery fire, from a [[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] fleet traveling from Wisłoujście, into the fortress, sinking the vessel ''Złoty Lew'' (''Golden Tiger'', [[Polish language|Polish]]), and a [[galleon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Holidays|url=http://www.rmf24.pl/raport-wakacje-2014/fakty/news-unikat-w-skali-swiatowej-oto-twierdza-wisloujscie,nId,1475514|website=Radio Muzyka Fakty|accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:24, 3 May 2015
| Wisłoujście Fortress | |
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 Fort carré of the Wisłoujście Fortress with a flange and lighthouse tower | |
| Location | Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland |
| Built | 1308 |
  Location of the Wisłoujście Fortress in Poland | |
Wisłoujście Fortress is an historic fortress located in Gdańsk by the Martwa Wisła river, by an old estuary of the river Vistula, flowing into the Bay of Gdańsk. The fortress is located close to the Wisłoujście borough, Westerplatte and the Port Północny (Northern Port).[1]
Description
Different parts of the fortress ar clearly in different architectural styles (predominantly Gothic) and in different styles of construction and building materials. This is the result of the fortress being rebuilt every time it was destroyed or badly damaged. The basement and foundation of the fortress is based on wooden crates (kaszyce), which are hidden underneath in the water. On top of these structures, rubble was heaped up and strengthened - providing a stable and strong base for the fortress. The heart of the fortress is based around a circular tower (currently devoid of the coping), which until 1785 was used as a lighthouse. The lighthouse is surrounded by a brick flange (also known as a circular battery), whose inner walls are sealed together with the officers' living quarters. Around the battery there is a four-bastion Fort Carré, which is lead by a gatehouse with a postern from 1609. The north-western side of the fort-carré is adjoined to the Martwa Wisła river, while the rest of the fortress is separated off from land by a sconce known as the Szaniec Wschodny (Eastern Sconce). The sconce is lined up with five bastions, two of which are ravelins - one of which survived. The Fort carré as well as the Eastern Sconce are surrounded by a moat, sourced by the Martwa Wisła river.[2][3]
Up until 1889, the lighthouse tower was topped with a later-Baroque coping, from about 1721. After its burning, due to a fire caused by lightning, the coping was reconstructed and coated with shale, which survived up until 1945. The tower had formerly a clock, dating back to the eighteenth century.
In 1945, due to artillery strikes the tower was almost completely destroyed, the coping and officers' headquarters and upper levels were also devastated. The only parts of the fortress which were left untouched, were the walls of the Fort Carré. In 1959 the tower was added to the Register of Heritage Sites, and reconstruction of the fortress began.
History
During the times of the Teutonic Order, in the fourteenth century, a wooden fortress stood by the mouth of the river Vistula, flowing into the Baltic Sea; which was burnt down by a Hussite Sirotci raid, in September, 1433. In 1482, a brick lighthouse tower was built in place of the former fortress. The tower was assigned to control the passage of ships, traveling to and fro from the Bay of Gdańsk's main port cities of Gdańsk and Gdynia. The Wisłoujście Fortress was target for military campaigns. In 1577 the fortress was besieged several times by Stefan Batory, inconclusively, during the Battle of Oliwa (1627), when the fortress was cannonaded by a Swedish fleet; in 1734 by Russian-Saxon, in 1793 by Prussian, in 1807 by Napoleonic, and once again in 1814 by Prussian fleets. Between 1622-1629 the fortress was known as Latarnia (Lighthouse, Polish), under the name of a fortress - while actually being a naval base of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.[4] On the night of July 5–6, 1628, the fortress was attacked with artillery fire, from a Swedish fleet traveling from Wisłoujście, into the fortress, sinking the vessel Złoty Lew (Golden Tiger, Polish), and a galleon.[5]
References
- ^ "Twierdz Wisłoujście". Historic Museum of the City of Gdańsk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Twierdza Wisłoujście". Trójmiasto. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Twierdza Wisłoujście". My Gdańsk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Royal Army of Warsaw". Pulk 12. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Holidays". Radio Muzyka Fakty. Retrieved 3 May 2015.