Jump to content

Wall of Vilnius

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AndrewWTaylor (talk | contribs) at 14:54, 5 March 2008 (grammar, format etc). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Vilnius city wall was built between 1503 and 1522. It was a key element of the defensive system of Vilnius, and was paid for by the city's landowners. The wall is built from stone and brick. It contained nine gates and an artillery bastion.

An artillery bastion was built to protect the eastern side of the city. It is currently a museum of militaria from Vilnius and is under renovation.

After the Russian occupation most of the wall and all the gates, except the Gate of Dawn, were torn down. Some parts of it are still visible or are going to be restored and shown.