Located at the mouth of the Vistula river, a once-mighty Hanseatic city-republic is found…
I know we have talked about that crane before. It’s a museum now, right?
Any idea how much it would have lifted, or how much it weighs?
I think we did--here's the Wikipedia page (with its "History" section):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdańsk_Crane
Sadly, it doesn't state how much it would have lifted; the German website notes it could lift stuff up to 27m (which is very, very impressive). Today, it is part of the maritime museum, which you can get some information about here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum,_Gdańsk
I know we have talked about that crane before. It’s a museum now, right?
Any idea how much it would have lifted, or how much it weighs?
I think we did--here's the Wikipedia page (with its "History" section):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdańsk_Crane
Sadly, it doesn't state how much it would have lifted; the German website notes it could lift stuff up to 27m (which is very, very impressive). Today, it is part of the maritime museum, which you can get some information about here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum,_Gdańsk