Gediminas' Tower - Vilnius (Lithuania)
N 54° 41.200 E 025° 17.437
35U E 389808 N 6061266
Depicted Gothic Gediminas' Tower (Gedimino pilies bokštas) is the best preserved part of Vilnius' Upper Castle, the red brick castle built by Grand Duke Vytautas in 1409.
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Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 10/04/2014
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Gediminas' Tower (Lithuanian: Gedimino pilies bokštas) is the remaining part of the Upper Castle in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The first fortifications were built of wood by Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Gediminas. Later the first brick castle was completed in 1409 by Grand Duke Vytautas. Third floor tower was rebuilt in 1930, by Polish architect Jan Borowski. Some remnants of the old castle have been restored, guided by archeological research.
Gediminas' Tower is an important state and historic symbol of the city of Vilnius and of Lithuania itself. It is depicted on the national currency, the litas, and is mentioned in numerous Lithuanian patriotic poems and folk songs. The Flag of Lithuania was re-hoisted atop the tower on October 7, 1988, during the independence movement that was finalized by the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on March 11, 1990. [wiki]