2011.11: Trakai Island Castle, Trakai, Dzūkija, Lithuania
Location: Trakai Island Castle, Trakai, Dzūkija, Lithuania
Date: 2011.11
Photographer: Jesen
Camera: Nikon
Retouch: Adobe Photoshop
Copyright: www.haomingxiong.com
Stepping across the wooden walkway to Trakai’s Gothic castle is like tripping into a fairy tale. The castle is estimated to date from around 1400, when Grand Duke Vytautas needed stronger defences than the peninsula castle afforded. Arranged between its coral-coloured brick towers, the excellent Trakai History Museum conveys the flavour of past eras: chainmail, medieval weapons, 19th-century embroidery and glassware, plus talking knights, projected onto the stone walls.
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