Transcript The most famous places of Lithuania

The most famous places
of Lithuania
Trakai Castle
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Trakai Island Castle Gothic castle of Trakai town, the
castle on the island of Lake
Galve. Built by Duke Kestutis and
Vytautas the initiative of the XIV
century. - The second half of XV
century. 1stdecade. The fifteenth
century. This castle (like
the Trakai Peninsula Castle) was
one of
the Grand Royal residences. Now,
rebuilt the castle and is one of the
most popular tourist
attractions Lithuania,palace are
various festivals,
running archaeological and
historicalexhibitions, hunting muse
um.
Gediminas Castle
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Vilnius Upper castle stands in
Vilnius, the Castle was a
formidable. remembrance
Pilis Reserve of Vilnius Castles.
Upper Castle, the buildings start to
the early Iron or
even Bronze Age.
The main castle buildings
are dilapidated. The
best preserved arebuilt during the
reign of Vytautas the western
tower, which dominates the old
town skyline. Now it is three
stories
high, tapering upwards.The tower i
nside the Gothic style typical
of the architectural details
Kaunas Castle
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Kaunas Castle - the
oldest stone castle in
Lithuania. For the
first timementioned in
written sources in
1361., Built in the XIV
century. in the middle.
Vilnius Cathedral
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Vilnius st. bishop and
St. Stanislaus. Vladislav
Cathedral (or simplythe
Vilnius Cathedral) stands
in the Old Town and
castle area.Archdiocese a
nd Deanery Centre. Chur
ch of St. Casimir's Chapel
.The cathedral bell
tower stands
Liskiava Hill
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Liškiava mound called
Castle Hill Liskiava,
Witches masonry,Thu
nder temple - hill.
Hill, also known
as Castle Hill.
Lepelionys mound
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Lepelionys mound Mound Prienai munic
ipality Lepelionys villa
ge
(Stakliskes Parish). In
the past, also called
the saddle, the later
known
as Napoleon's hat.