Olivia Star

Olivia Star, finished in 2018, is the tallest building in the north of Poland at 180 metres, part of the Olivia Business Centre office complex in the Oliwa district of Gdansk. Its top floors are open to visitors: an observation level on the thirty-second floor with a terrace, and restaurants above it. The view is the point, and it is a good one because the geography is legible from up there - the whole Tricity strung along the coast, Gdansk to the south with the shipyard cranes and the old town spires, Sopot and its pier in the middle, Gdynia and its port to the north, the Bay of Gdansk opening east with the Hel peninsula visible as a line on clear days, and the wooded moraine hills rising behind the city to the west. Sunset over the hills and dusk over the bay are the times to go. Entry is timed and the deck is enclosed with a terrace section.

History

Permission was first granted in December 2013 for a building 44 metres high, but the plans grew, and the skyscraper was revealed in June 2016; the cornerstone was laid on 30 June 2016, and by 13 September the tower had reached 20 floors. It was completed in April 2018, and on 17 July 2019 an observation point opened on the 32nd floor, the third on a Polish skyscraper (Wikipedia, Olivia Star).

Highlights

• A deck on the 32nd floor - in the tallest building in the north.
• The whole Tricity - Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia strung along the coast.
• The Bay of Gdansk - opening east, with Hel visible as a line in clear weather.
• Moraine hills behind - the wooded ridge rising west of the city.

When to go

All year; sunset and dusk are best. Two hours.

Before you go

Timed tickets and limited slots, which sell out at sunset in summer. Glass reflections affect photographs. Nothing to see in low cloud or fog, which is frequent on this coast. The surroundings are an office park.

Nearby

Oliwa Cathedral and its park are a short walk away.