Town fortifications Gdańsk - St. John's Gate

The St. John's Gate is one of Gdańsk's water gates, as are the Crane Gate, Green Gate, Bread Benches Gate, St. Mary's Gate, Haker Gate, Cow Gate and some lost city gates. They are all located on the Motława riverbank. The St. John's Gate is located at the end of St. John's Street. It was built at the end of the 14th century and was rebuilt in the 19th century, receiving a classicist facade. It was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1976–1979. The St. John's Gate houses the seat of the Gdańsk branch of the Polish Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians PZITB. Directly opposite, the first Polish merchant ship built after 1945, the "Sołdek", is anchored.