Photos: Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Inside the Crooked House
Your local guide
Karolina Wróbel
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Highlights
- A deliberately rippling facade
- Completed in 2004
- Fairy-tale illustrations behind the design
- Warped floors and ceilings inside
- Sopot's most photographed modern building
About this tour
This session looks at the Crooked House, Sopot's most photographed modern building, completed in 2004. You see the rippling facade from outside and the equally warped floors and ceilings inside, now filled with shops and cafes. It is a short, focused look at one deliberately strange building.
I start with a sound check outside the main entrance, then move inside to show how the ripple continues through the interior. Questions are welcome throughout, and I send a short note afterwards on the illustrations that inspired it.
This suits anyone interested in contemporary architecture or unusual buildings generally. It also works well as a short stop along Monciak between longer sessions.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Sopot before heading out.
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The Rippling Facade 15 min
You see the Crooked House's deliberately warped walls and windows, completed in 2004, and I explain the fairy-tale illustrations said to have inspired the design.
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Inside the Shops 15 min
The camera moves inside to the shops and cafes that now fill the building, and I point out how the interior floors and ceilings ripple along with the outside walls.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Sopot: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Kashubian fish soup and Karlikowo, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Warsaw time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Sopot, showing you The Rippling Facade and Inside the Shops live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet and I send the link with your booking confirmation. I carry the phone inside myself, so you see the ripple as I walk through it.
Times shown in Warsaw time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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