Museum of World War II in Gdańsk
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The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk is a planned museum in Gdańsk
, Poland
which is devoted to World War II
. The opening is scheduled for 1 September 2014. Winner of the international architectural competition was the firm Kwadrat.
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
which is devoted to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The opening is scheduled for 1 September 2014. Winner of the international architectural competition was the firm Kwadrat.