Sunday, April 1, 2012

Trakai Island Castle

Posted by Kero at Sunday, April 01, 2012
Penelope sent me this beautiful castle in Lithuania.


Trakai Island Castle  is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania on an island in Lake Galvė. The castle is sometimes referred to as "Little Marienburg". 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 centres of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance.


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