Monument To The Defenders Of The Coast On The Westerplatte Peninsula Gdańsk, Poland. Editorial Photo

The Monument to the Defenders of the Coast on the Westerplatte Peninsula, 25 meters high, made in the form of a mound, commemorates the Polish defenders of the Coast in September 1939; built in the years 1964 - 1966; the monument consists of 236 granite blocks; it is decorated with bas-reliefs and carved inscriptions commemorating the defense of the Polish coast in 1939; the shape of the monument resembles a jagged bayonet stuck into the ground; the seven candles at the foot of the monument refer to the seven days of Westerplatte defense.