Piwna Street, Gdansk

Piwna Street is an extension of Chlebnicka Street, starting at the Chlebnicka Gate. At the street's conclusion, you'll find the Great Armory, which was constructed in the early 17th century and originally served as the city's arsenal. Nowadays, it has been repurposed for commercial use. Prior to 1945, this street was known as Jopengasse in German, named after a famous Gdańsk-brewed strong beer known throughout Europe as Jopean beer.

One of the most notable residents of Gdańsk who lived on Piwna Street was the architect Jan Strakowski, who resided there during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Around 1897, the U.S. consular agency had its offices at Piwna Street 2. In the 1930s, Albert Forster, the leader of the Gdańsk branch of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party), occupied buildings numbered 8-11. On September 19, 1939, Forster hosted a visit from Adolf Hitler at this location. During that period, the tenement house at number 11 featured a stylized eagle carved from sandstone with a swastika encircled by oak leaves, which was the emblem of the NSDAP.

Since 2008, during the tourist season, Piwna Street has been closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into a pedestrian promenade.