Belarus · Restored
Lida Castle
Lida Castle is a medieval fortress in Lida, Grodno Region, western Belarus, originally erected in the early 14th century as part of a chain of defensive citadels. The stone and red-brick castle has two large angle towers and an inner compound; it has undergone restorations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries and now hosts cultural events and a museum.
First raised
1330
Its prime
1400
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1400
The shape it held in its prime.
Long rectangular curtain walls built on a rubble/boulder base faced with red brick above, flanked by two large square angle towers capped with steep pyramidal red-tile roofs. The upper brick band forms a parapet walkway with regular narrow embrasures; the lower masonry shows irregular fieldstone coursing. The castle sits on a raised grassy bank beside a watercourse/pond, with a timber stair entrance at one end and a small arched opening with a projecting wooden platform on the wall face.
Its story
The story of Lida Castle.
Lida Castle was one of several citadels erected by Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania in the early 14th century to defend his lands against the expansion of the Teutonic Knights. Built of stone and red brick with two large angle towers and an inner compound, it stands in Lida in the Grodno Region of western Belarus.
Grand Duke Vytautas gave the castle to his ally Khan Tokhtamysh, who settled "in a yurt near the castle". In 1406 the family of Yury of Smolensk was locked up in Lida as hostages; his attempt to take the castle and liberate them failed. Restored in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the castle now hosts a museum and cultural events.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1400.
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