Royal Way and Neptune Fountain
An old town street with the Neptune Fountain and colourful buildings.
The Royal Way in Gdańsk led from the Upland Gate along Long Street to the Long Market; a royal procession of thousands could take up to eight hours to pass. On Long Street lived the wealthiest townspeople, and the Uphagen, Ferber and Schumann houses and the Lion Castle have survived. Behind the town hall the Long Market begins, for many centuries the centre of city life, where trade flourished and kings received oaths. The first four houses here were called royal, because kings stayed in them. By Artus Court stands the Neptune Fountain, a symbol of the city’s tie to the sea, and beside it the Golden House, called the most beautiful building in Gdańsk. (source, checked 2026-10-09)
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Other places in Gdańsk
Photo: Aneta Pawska, CC BY-SA St Mary’s Basilica
St Mary’s Basilica in Gdańsk, where the astronomical clock figures perform daily at 11:57; the tower has a viewing platform.
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY Museum of the Second World War
A museum in Gdańsk about the Second World War, with a main exhibition and a children’s exhibition.
Photo: Justyna Malinowska, CC BY-SA European Solidarity Centre
A museum and cultural centre in Gdańsk, pl. Solidarności 1, with a permanent exhibition.
Photo: DerHexer, CC BY-SA National Maritime Museum and the Crane
A maritime museum in Gdańsk; the photograph shows the Crane on the Motława quay.
More about the city: a weekend in Gdańsk.