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Frosty reed near the Žaliasiai lake in Ignalina, Eastern Lithuania. Crystals of ice formed by the cold weather have caused the 22° halo and two parhelia to appear around the Sun.
Trees, fields, clouds and a red sky. Simply what Lithuanian nature is all about. Taken near Druskininkai, Lithuania.
Vilnius is a city of smiling angels: www.lithuania.travel/en-gb/attractions/little-angels-all-... You can see them unexpectedly anywhere: sitting on the edge of a roof with a roller skates, smiling, standing near various places or sitting on the roofs or corners of various buildings. Sometimes they wear a bow-tie, a scarf or a shawl. This one was spruced up for Lithuanian Centenary: www.lietuva.lt/100/en/lithuania-celebrates-100
Urgent telegrams are delivered daily. Post office. 1973
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During the occupation of Kaunas and the rest of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, the fort was used as a prison and way-station for prisoners being transported to labour camps. After the occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany, the fort was used as a place of execution for Jews.
Lithuanian Air Force, Alenia C-27J Spartan, c/n 4143, reg 08 Blue. Seen at Ablitas dirtstrip (LETU) when taking part of ETAP C 22-3 exercise.
Lithuanian Air Force, Alenia C-27J Spartan, c/n 4143, reg 08 Blue. Seen at Ablitas dirtstrip (LETU) when taking part of ETAP C 22-3 exercise.
Lithuania , Trakai
Castle of Trakai .
Trakai Island Castle was built in several phases. During the first phase, in the second half of the 14th century, the castle was constructed on the largest of three lake islands by the order of Grand Duke Kęstutis. The construction of Trakai Island Castle was related to the expansion and strengthening of the Trakai Peninsula Castle. Kęstutis moved his main residence and his treasury to the Island Castle.
The castle suffered major damage during an attack by the Teutonic Knights in 1377. After the assassination of Kęstutis, a power struggle between Jogaila and Vytautas the Great for the title of Grand Duke of Lithuania began. The castle was besieged by both sides. Soon after the reconciliation between Jogaila and Vytautas, the second phase of construction started and continued until 1409. This phase is regarded as the major development in the history of the castle. Apparently, during the truce with the Teutonic Order, the construction works were supervised by the Order's stonemason Radike, four years before the Battle of Grunwald..
Il castello dell'isola di Trakai è stato costruito in parecchie fasi. Durante la prima fase, a metà secondo dello XIVº secolo, il castello è stato costruito sul più grande di tre isole del lago dall'ordine di grande duca Kęstutis. La costruzione del castello dell'isola di Trakai è stata collegata con l'espansione ed il rinforzo del castello della penisola di Trakai. Kęstutis ha spostato la sua residenza principale ed il suo Ministero del Tesoro verso il castello dell'isola. Il castello ha subito il danno principale durante l'attacco dai cavalieri Teutonic in 1377. Dopo l'assassinio di Kęstutis, una lotta di potere fra Jogaila e Vytautas che il grande per il titolo di grande duca della Lituania ha cominciato. Il castello besieged da entrambi i lati. Presto dopo la riconciliazione fra Jogaila e Vytautas, la seconda fase di costruzione ha cominciato e continuato fino al 1409. Questa fase è considerare come lo sviluppo principale nella storia del castello. Apparentemente, durante la tregua con l'ordine Teutonic, i lavori di costruzione sono stati sorvegliati dal Order' scalpellino Radike, quattro anni di s prima della battaglia di Grunwald.