Medininkai Castle

Coordinates: 54°32′20″N 25°39′00″E / 54.53889°N 25.65000°E / 54.53889; 25.65000
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Reconstructed Medininkai Castle
Castle walls and tower drawn in the 19th century by Napoleon Orda
Plan of Medininkai castle northeastern tower

Medininkai Castle (

firearms, this type of castle was no longer suited for defensive purposes and was later used as a residence. During the 17th–18th centuries it was reorganized into a farm and a bakery. After the castle's restoration, its museum currently exhibits large collection of items made from silver by artisans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania,[4] and collection of hunting trophies and hunting knives of President Algirdas Brazauskas.[5]

Gallery

See also

  • Castles in Lithuania

References

  1. ^ "Medininkai Castle". exploretrakaivilnius.lt. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Medininkai Castle". trakaimuziejus.lt. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Medininkai Castle". visitlithuania.net. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. Lrt.lt
    (in Lithuanian). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Medininkai Castle". visitcastles.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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