The Arsenal is the finest example of the Dutch Mannerist style in Gdańsk. It was
built, probably to plans by Antonis van Opbergen in collaboration with Jan
Strakowski, in 1600–9.

Today the ground floor of the former weapons and ammunition store is filled with
shops, while the Academy of Fine Arts occupies the upper storeys. The building
has a finely decorated façade, with fascinatingly original carvings by Wilhelm
Barth.