Lecture
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8 April 2020, 7 pm Gediminas Castle Hill in Vilnius is one of the most important hillforts, also very famous as a prominent sacred place and a site of memory. Throughout its nearly two-thousand-year-old history, Gediminas Castle Hill, as a fortified settlement and site of the Upper Castle of Vilnius, a fortress of the Russian Empire and a mass grave of the 1863-1864 Uprising, saw years of prosperity and occupations, constantly changing its form and purpose. The hill is surrounded by numerous tales and narratives, of which the legend of the sleeping army under Gediminas Castle Hill and its relation to the recent archaeological discovery of executed insurgents deserves special attention. The lecture presents the most notable discoveries at the Gediminas Castle Hill in Vilnius, giving an emphasis on its symbols and secrets. Lecturer: dr. Gediminas Petrauskas, National Museum of Lithuania Foto: |
Lecture