Market Hall in Gdańsk, Market hall at Plac Dominikański, Gdańsk, Poland.
The Market Hall at Plac Dominikański is a brick building with large semicircular windows and a hip roof covering its central section. The structure has four entrances with rounded arch doorways and was originally designed to house numerous merchant stalls for daily commerce.
The building was constructed between 1894 and 1896 by architect Kurt Fehlhaber as a central marketplace with 188 merchant stalls. Beyond serving as a market, it also housed administrative offices and housed a police station when it first opened.
The market hall serves as a gathering place where local shoppers come for fresh produce, meat, and clothing. It reflects the ongoing tradition of neighborhood commerce that shapes daily life in this part of the city.
The market hall is easiest to reach on foot via the surrounding streets and has wide entrances that are accessible to most visitors. It is best to visit in the morning or early afternoon when selection is widest and the space feels less crowded.
Archaeological excavations beneath the building uncovered remains of a medieval trading settlement and fragments of the original St Nicholas church. These discoveries reveal that this location has been an important commercial center for many centuries.
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