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The White Tower

  • The White Tower (Baszta Biała) is one of two surviving towers in the area of the Old Suburb.
  • It was constructed in the years 1460-1461.
  • It was used as a defensive structure and a gunpowder storage facility.
  • It has the shape of a horseshoe, it is five storeys high and its walls feature loopholes for small arms and cannons.
  • In 1984 the White Tower was bought and thoroughly renovated by the Tri-city Mountaineering Club. At present, the White Tower accommodates the club headquarters.

Contemporary photographs

⯆ The White Tower after renovation.

Gdańsk. The White Tower. Contemporary photographs. The White Tower after the renovation. The photograph presents a historic medieval tower located in the town centre at the Old Suburb. The white building is of a round shape and is covered with a conical roof. The rear part of the tower is not rounded – the wall surface is flat there. The tower walls feature a number of small arched loopholes. The roof is covered with brick tiles and there is one window. There is some renovation work going on in the vicinity of the White Tower.

Archive photographs

⯆ The White Tower – a postcard.

Gdańsk. The White Tower. Archive photographs. A black-and-white postcard. The photograph presents a historic medieval tower located in the town centre at the Old Suburb. The building is of a round shape and is covered with a conical roof. The rear part of the tower is not rounded – the wall surface is flat there. Next to the tower there is a small outhouse with a steep roof. There are also some brick buildings visible nearby the tower, however they did not survive until the present moment. In front of the tower there are two people.

⯆ A post-war photograph of the White Tower.

Gdańsk. The White Tower. Archive photographs. A post-war black-and-white postcard. The photograph presents a historic medieval tower located in the town centre at the Old Suburb. The building is of a round shape and is covered with a conical roof. The rear part of the tower is not rounded – the wall surface is flat there. The tower is not plastered so the battered bricks are visible. On the right side of the photograph there is a parking lot and on the left side there is an asphalt road.

Minecraft: visualisation

Gdańsk. The White Tower. Minecraft visualisation. The photograph features a historic medieval tower constructed from brick blocks at the base and grey blocks in its upper parts. On the right side of the tower some stone steps are added with a wooden balustrade and a ladder. On the left side there is a road constructed from dark grey blocks.
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