Crane over the Motława

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Crane over the Motława is a historic medieval port crane and one of the most iconic symbols of Gdańsk’s maritime heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Crane over the Motława canonical 2
Gdańsk Crane 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
medieval structure
port crane
symbol of Gdańsk
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle medieval
associatedWith Baltic Sea trade
Gdańsk
surface form: Hanseatic Gdańsk
category industrial heritage
riverfront architecture
constructionMaterial brick
timber
culturalRole emblem of Gdańsk’s port history
currentUse museum exhibit
tourist sightseeing site
function loading and unloading cargo from ships
placing ship masts
hasPart brick gatehouse
hoisting mechanism
treadwheel mechanism
twin wooden towers
hasViewOf Gdańsk
surface form: Gdańsk Main Town

Motława waterfront
heritageAspect maritime heritage of Gdańsk
heritageDesignation historic monument
imageSubjectOf postcards of Gdańsk
tourism brochures of Gdańsk
isIconicFor Motława waterfront
surface form: Gdańsk waterfront
isSymbolOf Gdańsk’s maritime trade
locatedIn Gdańsk
Poland
Pomeranian Voivodeship
locatedInOldTown Gdańsk Old Town
locatedOnWaterbody Motława
surface form: Motława River
near Długie Pobrzeże (Long Riverside Promenade)
Gdańsk Main Town Hall
notableFor combination of defensive gate and crane functions
distinctive silhouette on Gdańsk skyline
partOf historic port of Gdańsk
poweredBy human power
significance landmark of Gdańsk
one of the best-known medieval port cranes in Europe
tourismType cultural tourism
industrial heritage tourism
usedBy dock workers

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gdańsk hasLandmark Crane over the Motława
Long Market hasNearbyAttraction Crane over the Motława
this entity surface form: Gdańsk Crane
Gdańsk Old Town hasLandmark Crane over the Motława