Looking out of the tunnel toward the river

A look at one of the huge wheels of the crane.

Zuraw (the old crane)

September 12, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

Clipped from: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/poland/gdansk/attr…

Clipped from:https://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreymorrison/2…
Transporting goods by boat has been the backbone of the world’s economy for centuries. Massive cargo ships are unloaded by skilled dockworkers using skyscraper-sized cranes.
But how did ships disgorge their goods in the days before steel girders and hydropneumatics? The seaside town of Gdansk, Poland, has one answer: a multi-story wooden crane designed in the 1300s.Read more