Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970

Such a monument to people working peacefully to make a radical change. If you're not familiar with Solidarity's role do read a bit. These small moves which put so many lives on the line, changed the face of Polish and Eastern European governments behind the "Iron Curtain" and led to freedom and democracy. Amazing with the help of God!

I'm old enough to remember the protests here that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, so this was very meaningful to me. You can also see some of the shipyard cranes from the memorial site.

Beautiful monument to horrible events. Although the crosses are primarily dedicated to the fallen shipyard workers, the memorial plaques at the base commemorate the victims of other workers' uprisings elsewhere in Poland. It is a poignant reminder that the resistance to communist rule was widespread, continuous and claimed many lives, even if the tragedies didn't always receive enough publicity in the West.

Very impressive monument. However some of the metal signs on the wall should be in English too. There are so many tourists who visit and they should be able to understand.

Impressive site if you consider everything that is right behind this spot: the original entrance to the shipyards plus the whole prize-winning museum, a building made of steel plates recovered from scrapped ships with an amazing collection of memorabilia items from the 80s and lots of photos, maps, documents and all sorts of registers of the uprisings and its context. A must-see.

This is a very moving, symbolic and important monument, standing in front of the magnificent Solidarnost Museum. Three Crosses with anchors on top of them were erected in honor of around 40 killed workers who participated in the first strike of shipyard workers in Dec 1970. The strike, better say uprising for better rights, was brutally bloody suppressed. However, that event marked the roots of forming the Solidarnost (Solidarity) movement, which led to dramatic and essential changes in Poland and all eastern Europe. Intriguing fact is that the monument was erected in 1980, a decade after these events, when Soviet communist oppression was still in force. Therefore, it's considered the first monument ever to Communist oppression. TIP: The Cross Monument is a pass by, 5 min attraction to take pics and pay your respects. The main star is the terrific must see Solidarnost Museum behind it, which I strongly advise to visit

When we visited Poland I was surprised with how much I enjoyed everything beyond my expectations. Originally, I thought how enjoyable can this be. Man, was I wrong. There is something about history. Reading is one thing but, to be there and seeing, touching is another. To see where it began was a moving experience. Maybe, not to the everyday citizens but, to people who lived through it. History is needed in our lives or we forget and we are doomed to repeat the past.

Very beautiful serene memorial to the horrific slayghter of 1970 that led to the Solidarity movrment flourishing in the elghties and Lech Walesa leading them to freedom