Dom Uphagena

The Uphagenhaus in Gdańsk is a significant historic building, constructed beginning in 1776 on Długa Street (Langgasse). The merchant Johann Uphagen commissioned the architect Johann Benjamin Dreyer to design the new building, which remained in the family's hands until 1910. The building then served as a museum, with its 18th-century floor plan and furnishings preserved. After being almost completely destroyed in World War II, the house was reconstructed beginning in the 1950s using old plans and photographs. Since 1998, it has operated as a museum of middle-class domestic life. Visitors can see original pieces of furniture as well as reconstructed furnishings that vividly capture the historic atmosphere of Gdańsk's upper class.