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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.
A photo taken in a city central park in Kaunus, Lithuania. This chap together with a couple of others had been attracted by a ready supply of acorns placed in a feeder in the grounds of an adjacent church. I was able to get close and these red squirrels seemed more than accepting of my company.
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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.
Vilnius Cathedral - Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika. Original structure built in 1254, current incarnation was dedicated in 1783. During the Soviet regime initially the cathedral was converted into a warehouse. Masses were celebrated again starting in 1985, although the cathedral was still officially called "The Gallery of Images" at that time. In 1989, its status as a cathedral was restored.
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.