Yesterday, due to draw we didn't visit any place in Poland, but today we will catch up on by visiting...
Kwidzyn Castle
Kwidzyn Castle is a large brick gothic castle in the town of Kwidzyn. It is an example of Teutonic Knights' castles architecture. Since 2018 it's a Monument of History.
Throughout history, the castle has been rebuilt many times, depending on various factors, it was expanded and partially dismantled. During its greatest development (between the 16th and 19th centuries), it was a four-winged, regular complex with an internal cloister courtyard. Regular four-sided towers, crowned with soaring hip roofs, were extended in the corners. The exception was the high (59 m) tower located in the south-eastern corner. In 1798, the castle was partially demolished by the Prussian authorities. As part of the work, the eastern wings (adjacent to the cathedral) and the representative southern wing (located on the side of the old town) were demolished, which included, among others, the bishop's refectory. Since then, the castle has lost its closed, regular form.
The only room from the Middle Ages preserved in the castle is the so-called chapel / scriptorium, in which painted figures placed on the vaults of the northern span were discovered, which are uniform in style and can be dated to the last quarter of the 14th century.
A characteristic element of the castle is the largest sanitary and defense tower in the Teutonic state - the dansker tower - located 55 meters from the west wing of the castle on the lowest terraces of the Vistula valley. Dansker is connected to the main body of the castle by the world's longest porch supported by five high arcades, several meters high. From the north there is a well tower connected by two arcades with the castle, commonly known as a small dansker tower.