Architecture
Golden House
3 locals recommend,
Location
41-42 Długi Targ
Gdańsk, Województwo pomorskie
Tips from locals
At the beginning of the 15th Century, the property was owned by mayor Arnold Hecht, who was a well-known figure in the history of Gdańsk. After 1411, the property fell into other hands. In 1601, it was acquired by a Gdańsk patrician, future royal burgrave and city mayor between 1612 and 1625 – Jan Speymann. He was the one who commissioned the construction of the grand Renaissance tenement here during the years 1609-1617, on the basis of the project of Abraham van den Blocke.
At the beginning of the 15th Century, the property was owned by mayor Arnold Hecht, who was a well-known figure in the history of Gdańsk. After 1411, the property fell into other hands. In 1601, it was acquired by a Gdańsk patrician, future royal burgrave and city mayor between 1612 and 1625 – Jan S…