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Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis) 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 Historical National Park (Lithuanian: Trakų istorinis nacionalinis parkas) is a national park in Lithuania. It was designated in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 kilometers west of Vilnius, and the forests, lakes, and villages in its environs. [1] It is a Category II park in the IUCN classification. [2]
Trakai is a city built on water. The city is surrounded by the lakes of Luka (Bernardinai), Totoriškės, Galvė, Akmena, Gilušis. There are a number of architectural, cultural and historical monuments in Trakai. The history museum in the castle was established in 1962. Festivals and concerts take place in the island castle in summer.
Lake Galvė is a lake in Trakai, Lithuania. It is approximately 361 hectares in size, has 21 islands, and one of them houses Trakai Island Castle. [1] Trakai Peninsula Castle is located on its southern shore. There are ruins of the little Orthodox church in Bažnytėlė Island. Trakai was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1321 to ...
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The castle was attacked in 1382 and 1383 (during the civil war of 1381–1384) and in 1390 (during the civil war of 1389–1392). [1] After the 1422 Treaty of Melno, the castle lost its significance as a defensive structure. It is known that Grand Dukes used it as a residence. Sigismund Kęstutaitis was murdered in the castle on 20 March 1440. [1]
Like a castle out of a fairy tale, this ethereal "Richardsonian Romanesque" home sits on one of the largest lots in Dallas County's Highland Park. Made mostly of granite, with exquisite porcelain ...
Trakai Island Castle, as rebuilt in the 1970s. Castles built of stones and bricks, dates of the first complete building after wooden precursors: Kaunas Castle, built in the mid 14th century, explored by Teutonic Knights in 1361 and destroyed in 1362, in 1384 once more conquered by the Order and reconquered by the Lithuanians,