An Old Granary Near Warsaw – Urban Exploration in Modlin

Urbex near Warsaw - The Modlin Fortress

If you go on a trip to Warsaw and want to take a break from the hustle and bustle, you have to visit the nearby Modlin. You can find there one of the largest fortresses in Poland. It’s a complex of fortifications and contains elements of French, Russian and Polish fortifications. The fortress was defended many times. First time in 1813, in the Napoleonic era. On 5th  February the Russian army arrived in the fortress. The Polish soldiers defended the fortress until the 1st of December when they capitulated. The fortress has been used part in more battles during partitions, World War I and World War II. Nowadays the part of the Fortress is available for tourists, but there is a lot of abandoned parts of the complex worth to see as well.

Modlin Fortress

Golden age of the Granary

Undoubtedly, the granary is one of the most interesting abandoned places located on the river Narew. The granary was built in the Neo-Renaissance style according to the architect Jan Jakub Gay project.  From the Narew side, the building had three open portals. The largest, central portal was equipped with lifting devices, with stairs reaching the water table. On the southern part, from the mainland, the granary had only one centrally located portal. The building on the first floor had holes adapted to conduct artillery fire so that it had a defensive function. The building was used as a granary until 1853. Next, it was bought by the then military authorities and included as a part of Modlin Fortress.

Granary of Modlin Fortress

World War II - Hard Time for the Modlin Fortress

Of course, the war did not spare the fortress. The forces of the German Second Army Corps came there on September 10, 1939. Three days later the fortress had been forced by the troops of the “Łódź” Army commanded by General Wiktor Thommée. For the next two weeks, the fortress was besieged by the German forces, which had numerical superiority. The fortress was attacked, shelled and bombarded from the air. The soldiers defended it until September 29, when Warsaw capitulated and the further fights were pointless.

The granary had been attacked as well. During the bombing, the granary was burned inside by incendiary bombs, but thanks to the thick walls, the construction survived. After the war, at the behest of the communist authorities, the demolition of the granary had been started. After destroying the west wing of the building, demolition was stopped by prof. Jan Zachwatowicz, the chief architect of Warsaw rebuilding.

Granary of Modlin Fortress

Majestic Ruins - Granary on the Narew River

This is not the end of the story. If you would like to continue it, just visit Modlin in Poland. You can visit the Fortress during the regular guided tour. But if you are interested in urban exploration, you must visit the Granary. It’s an obligatory point on the urbex map of each brick-buildings-lover. We fell in love with these majestic ruins.  We took a lot of photos there and we hope you’ll enjoy them.

See you in Modlin!

Granary of Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Nature wins with building
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Urbex Warsaw
Urbex Warsaw
Beautiful Ruins Near Warsaw
Nature wins with the building
Nature wins with the building
Urbex Modlin
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Modlin Fortress
Urbex Photo
Narew River
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Modlin Fortress
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Urbex Warsaw
Urbex Warsaw
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Nature wins with the building
Modlin Fortress
Urbex Modlin
Urbex Photo
Modlin Fortress
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Modlin Fortress
Brick ruins
Nature wins with the building
Brick ruins
Urbex Warsaw
Modlin Fortress
Beautiful Ruins Near Warsaw
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Urbex Warsaw
Urbex Warsaw
Gargoyle
Urbex Photo
Nature wins with the building
Narew River
Gargoyle Modlin Fortress
Urbex Photo
Beautiful ruins
Nature wins with the building
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Nature wins with the building
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Modlin Fortress
Urbex Warsaw
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Narew River
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Nature wins with the building
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Urbex Photo
Beautiful ruins
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Nature wins with the building
Nature wins with the building
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Beautiful Ruins Near Warsaw
Granary of Modlin Fortress
feathers
Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Modlin Fortress
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Urbex Photo
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Urbex Photo
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Beautiful ruins
Modlin Fortress
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Narew River
Red Tower Modlin Fortress
Narew River
White Tower Modlin Fortress
Urbex Warsaw
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Narew River
Granary of Modlin Fortress
Nature wins with the building
Granary od Modlin Fortress
Narew River

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