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Landmarks
Malbork
Of the entire ring of Malbork's medieval town walls, only two gates survive: St Mary's Gate and the Potters' Gate. Both are Gothic towers from the second half of the 14th century that came through sieges, fires, the French and the fighting…
Churches & monasteries
Malbork
The Gothic parish church of the old town stands right below the castle, beside the Nogat, and is one of the few medieval buildings in Malbork that survived 1945. There has been a parish here since the late 13th century, and the present hal…
Viewpoints
Malbork
The view of Malbork Castle from the left bank of the Nogat River is the classic picture of Poland's great Teutonic fortress (Malbork is said roughly "MAHL-bork"). From the west bank you see the whole complex at once: the High Castle, the M…
Landmarks
Malbork
Malbork is all about the castle, yet a few hundred metres from the Teutonic walls stands the town's other medieval landmark: a Gothic town hall dating from around 1380. It is one of only a handful of buildings from the old town that surviv…
Viewpoints
Malbork
Even at the design stage, Malbork's 1905 water tower was meant to echo the medieval architecture of the Teutonic Knights' town. This Gothic Revival brick tower on Słowiański Square is about 30 m tall. Since its restoration it has been a fr…
Castles
Malbork
Malbork Castle (pronounced roughly "MAHL-bork") in northern Poland is the largest castle in the world by land area and the former capital of the Teutonic Knights, a crusading order that ruled much of the Baltic coast in the Middle Ages. It…