Market Hall

The Market Hall in Gdańsk near the Dominican Square is a monumental object, exhibition center, and modern shopping center. The building was constructed at the end of the 19th century. It preserved the original, modern Baroque look. Its interior is adapted for present-day business - it consists of 100 sale and service facilities. The cellars are occupied by the Archaeological Museum presenting, among others, coins, devotional articles, ceramics, and the ossuary in a form of a wall from human bones.

The hall was designed by Kurt Fehlhaber and opened to the public in 1896. The 15-meter tall building with an area of 4714 m2 held almost 200 market stalls selling meat, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, fish, and baked goods. There is a designated space around the hall which is used on Wednesdays and Saturdays for the so-called green market consisting of over 600 fruit and vegetable stalls. The hall was to replace the entire street business with an exception of the fish market.

In 1999, during the renovation, it was discovered that the 12th-century business settlement and the church of Saint Nicholas existed in this place. Buried human remains of several thousand people were found under the surface of the Dominican Square during the archaeological works.