Holy Trinity Church
This towering gothic building, adjoining a former Franciscan monastery (now the National Museum), was among the best preserved buildings in the city. It was built in the 15th century and badly damaged during WWII before being repaired to it's former glory. The altar is offset by a lofty whitewashed interior and the wide expanse of floor is cobbled with tombstones.
More recently, the LoSA have made the Holy Trinity Church their stronghold. Damaged from fighting once again, all of the windows are now covered over with sandbags behind a screen of chicken wire, giving it a distinct fortified appearance. Positioned in and around several windows are loopholes for firing and observing from. Some are real and others are decoys, which look the part from a distance. Even with snowfall covering much of the roof, clear patches here and there reveal that it's been recently rebuilt. Attached to the church is what was once the National Museum of Gdansk. Modifications have also seen that it too is defensible. The two buildings form a large P-shaped complex with enclosed courtyard. A lot of people could be housed inside comfortably. All of the surrounding buildings have been significantly reduced by bombing or fire, or stripped for materials.


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