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First Lithuanian castle built in stone, about the 14th Century, at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. It's the only one in the country that has two rows of defensive walls. Kaunas, the second lithuanian city in population, grew around this castle.
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Primer castillo lituano construido en piedra, sobre el s. XIV, en la confluencia de los ríos Nemunas y Neris. Es el único del país con dos filas de murallas defensivas. Kaunas, la segunda ciudad en población de Liuania, creció alrededor de este castillo.
Trakai Island Castle is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance. The castle was rebuilt in the 1950s–1960s by Lithuanian initiative, although it had received resistance from Soviet authorities. The Trakai History Museum was established after the reconstruction.
Un po' come si racconta in Tatranky a proposito di Praga, le tracce del passato sovietico in Lituania, Lettonia ed Estonia sono state quasi tutte cancellate, almeno dalla vista. Statue rimosse e simboli spariti, sono rimasti solo alcuni, rari, monumenti eretti dai sovietici, per ricordare la vittoria sul Nazismo.
La presenza sovietica in questi paesi è rintracciabile, più che altro, nell'architettura. Nei palazzi severi eretti nei pressi dei centri delle città, nelle palazzine basse che spuntano qua e la tra gli eleganti palazzi dell'ottocento e sopratutto nei palazzoni delle periferie, dove interi quartieri, completamente estranei al contesto del centro si ergono un po' fieri e un po' fatiscenti tra alti alberi e prati ancora ben curati.
amazing city, very authentic. if you compare Riga, Tallin and Vilnius, the last one is my favorite I guess. Although all of them are pretty of course. Enjoy.