SHIPYARD and PORT

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Natural Treasures of Europe

XX LO GDAŃSK

POLAND

IN GDAŃSK

SHIPYARD

Gdańsk shipyard is one of the biggest Polish shipyards and is located in Gdansk on the left coast of Martwa Wisla. Our shipyard built over

1000 seagoing vessels, passenger ships etc. This shipyard is the cradle of NSZZ „Solidarność”.

CRANES

Shipyard produces wind towers foundations for the company GSG Towers.

Wind Energy

Center of culture and business.

Gdansk Shipyard Centre

WALESA’S WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP

CRANES AND SHIP

Monument To The Fallen Shipyard Workers

The monument in the form of three crosses with anchors, commemorating the victims of December 1970, which is located near the gate of shipyard, near the place where the first three fell dead, unveiled 16 December 1980. It has a 42m and weighs 36 tones!

A growing part of the Gdansk shipyard is to be gained by private companies. Financial status is deteriorating from year to year. Some of the

parts were destined for demolition.

Changes

Last launchingMarch 1, 2013, the shipyard had the last launch. The passenger and car ferry Bergensfjord was built for Norway.

Solidarity CentreThe building is located in the European Solidarity Centre. The opening is

expected in the first half of 2014. There will be: interactive exhibition about the history and ideas of Solidarity, archives, multi-purpose hall for 430 people,

a research center, a library of 100 thousand volumes and educational and training center. For more information, please visit: http://www.ecs.gda.pl/

PORT

The Gdansk port is a major international transportation hub situated in the central part of the southern Baltic coast, which ranks among

Europe's fastest growing regions. According to the strategy of European Union the Port of Gdansk plays a

significant role as a key link in the Trans-European

Transport Corridor No.6 connecting the Nordic countries with Southern

and Eastern Europe.

Port Gdansk

North Port

NO MORE WAR AGAIN

The Port of Gdansk consists of two principal sections with naturally diverse operational

parameters: the inner port stretched along the Dead Vistula and the port canal, and the outer

port affording direct access to the Gulf of Gdansk.

Sources:•www.wikipedia.pl•http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/inwestycje/otwarcie-europejskiego-centrum-solidarnosci-w-gdansku-w-2014-r,38333.html•http://www.ecs.gda.pl/•http://www.portgdansk.pl/o-porcie/informacje-ogolne•http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stocznia_Gda%C5%84ska•http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomnik_Poleg%C5%82ych_Stoczniowc%C3%B3w•http://www.gdanskshipyard.pl/en.html•shipyard workers

All the photos in the presentation were taken on our own

XX Secondary School in Gdańsk, PolandSupervision: Agnieszka Jackiewicz

Consultation: Daniel ŁumianekAuthors: Marta Kąkol

Marta SelwesiukKinga Piskała

Mateusz BorkowskiKarol Czajka