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You are going to take part in a competition "Sight Hunters". You need to describe a castle in your country to get money for its renovation. Use the information in the fact files from the castle explorer website and write about one of the castles in comments |
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Novogrudok castle
ReplyDeleteNovogrudok castle is located in the Grodno region on the highest hills of Belarus. Сastle is one of the oldest in Belarus. This castle was built in the 12th century. It was destroyed by fire in 1398. Then from the 14th to the 16th centuries it was rebuilt. In the 80's of the 16th century, a new stone castle became the Royal residence. In the 16th century, the castle had 7 towers and was the strongest of its time. In addition, Novogrudok castle was badly damaged during the war of Russia and the Rzeczpospolita in 1654-1667.During the Northern war in 1706 it was burned by the Swedes.Today it is in ruins.Since 2000 Novogrudok Castle has been regularly hosting medieval culture festivals. There is a huge amount of knight tournaments with the participation of the best knights of Belarus and abroad. There are also master classes in dance, demonstration performances of archers. At the festivals you can buy a lot of souvenirs and amazingly unbelievable things for relatives.
Novogrudok castle is located in the Grodno region on the highest hills of Belarus. This castle is one of the oldest in Belarus. Novogrudok castle has a rich history. This castle was built in the 12th century. It was destroyed be fire in 1398. Then from the 14th to the 16th centuries it was restored. In the 80's of the 16th century, a new stone castle became the Royal residence. In the 16th century, the castle had 7 towers and was the strongest of its time. After Novogrudok castle was badly damaged during the war of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1654-1667.During the Northern war in 1706 it was burned by the Swedes. At the moment, it is a ruin. Today, this castle is a venue for festivals. At these festivals, you can see tournaments of knights, performances of archers, street theater, performances of minstrels and other folk groups.You can also go to the fair and buy a souvenir
ReplyDeleteGolshany Castle is the ruined residence of the Sapieha family of magnates in Golshany, Grodno region, Belarus.
ReplyDeleteThe castle in Golshany was built by order of Pavel Sapieha, it was erected in the tradition of Dutch architecture around 1610.
He was surrounded by moats, which were filled with the waters of Olshanka. Beautiful interiors were decorated with murals, ceilings and framing moldings by fireplaces. Outwardly, it looked like another famous castle in Belarus, Mir Castle. In terms of plan, it also represents a rectangle of residential buildings, which formed a closed courtyard.
Also known as the Black Castle (although it is built of red brick), the residence previously competed with Mir Castle as the most elegant private castle of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The name "Black Castle" actually actually refers to a fictional building from a book written by Vladimir Karatkevich, based on the Golshansky Castle.
An annual tournament is held under its walls every summer.
There are so many entertainments for everyone at this event: traditional knightly tournaments, master classes in pottery, theater performances, fire shows and folk music concerts. The most popular tournaments for archers and medieval battles, as well as lessons in historical and folk dance.
The castle is associated with many legends and various interesting stories. For example, a legend about a ghost called the Black Monk. Most often, he appears on a clear night in the form of a silhouette against the background of a window or a niche. And something strange begins: the ceiling changes shape, the walls try to close. A person who is at that time in the “ghost tower” forgets everything and, as if paralyzed, watches what is happening.
Currently, the castle continues to collapse. The Golshany castle needs to be renovated. Originally it was a magnificent three-story stone building with a chapel, a gate and earthworks
Krevo Castle
ReplyDeleteThis is Krevo Castle or rather, how it looked in the mid-14th century when it was built.
This is one of the first defensive castels in the territory of the Grand Duchy. The castle is located in the village Krevo near the town Smorgon in the Grodno region in Belarus.Walls up to 13 meters high were made of stone and on the outside were tiled with bricks. From the side of the castle courtyard along the perimeter of the walls was a wooden battle gallery with loopholes.Two castle towers were located diagonally and differed in size: one was large, the other was smaller and unfortunately was completely destroyed. Below was a prison.
Many historical events happened in Krevo castle: the Grand Duke Keistut was killed in the castle in 1382;
between Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the famous Krevo Union was signed here in 1385. In the 16th century, the castle repeatedly withstood the raids of the Tatar and Moscow troops.
By the beginning of the 19th century, it had lost its defensive significance and was abandoned. During World War I, the castle was badly damaged.
Reconstruction of the castle is currently underway, since only ruins remain.
Soon the ruins will be restored to a real castle museum, which will be open to everyone. Nowadays, a festival of medieval culture is held in Krevo Castle. There you can see knightly tournaments, see how people lived in the Middle Ages, listen to the songs of minstreld and just plunge headlong into history.
The ruins of the Krevo castle are located in the village of Krevo near the town of Smorgon in the Grodno region of Belarus.
ReplyDeleteKrevsky castle is one of the oldest Belarusian castles, created at the beginning of the XIV century. It was the first castle in Belarus, completely built of stone. The walls were 2.5 meters thick and 12–13 meters high. The castle had two watch towers. Within the walls of Krevsky castle, many important historical events took place:
in 1382, the Grand Duke Keistut was killed in the castle
in 1385, here between Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the famous Krevo Union was signed
In the XVI century, the castle repeatedly withstood the siege of the Tatar and Moscow troops.
By the beginning of the 19th century, it had lost its defensive significance and was abandoned. During World War I, the castle was badly damaged.
In 1929, the conservation of the ruins was carried out.
Currently, only ruins have remained of the castle: walls are still visible, some parts of the towers have been preserved.
Many legends are associated with the ruins of the Krevsky castle, including stories about the underground tunnel from the castle to Vilno and the beauty who was walled up alive in the walls of the castle.
A magnificent view of the castle ruins opens from the top of a high hill - St. George's Mountain.
An ancient pagan temple was once located on Yuryevaya Mountain. Here is one of the four stone amulets that once stood at the entrance to Krevo to protect the city from adversity and disease.
Novogrudok castle is located in the Grodno region is one of the oldest Belarus. It is located on the highest hills of Belarus. It was built in the 12th century but destroyed by fire in 1398 and later rebuilt in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. In the '80s of the 16th century, a new stone castle was built and which became the royal residence. In the 16th century, the castle had 7 towers and was one of the strongest at that time.The castle was badly damaged during the war of Russia with Rzeczpospolita in 1654-1667.During the Northern War in 1706, the castle was burned by the Swedes.And now it is in ruins.Since 2000, every year on the territory of the Novogrudok castle they organize knights shows with battles, thematic festivals, festivals of medieval culture, and conduct excursions.
ReplyDeleteNovogrudok Castle is one of the oldest castle in Belarus. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come there to see awesome places around the castle ruins. The castle is located in the Grodno region on the highest hills of Belarus.
ReplyDeleteNovogrudok Castle was built in the 12th century. It’s an interesting fact that castle was built of wood but was destroyed by fire in 1398. Later castle was rebuilt in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. During all these centuries a lot of changes where made. Over time Novogrudok Castle began to collapse.
In the ‘80s of the 16th century new stone castle became royal residence. In the 16th century the castle had seven towers, one of the strongest of its time. After Novogrudok Castle was badly damaged during the war of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1654-1667. Only the foundation remained from the walls by the 17th century. .During the Northern war in 1706 it was burned by the Swedes.
Visitors can watch very exciting knight and medieval culture festivals which regularly hosting on the territory of castle.
The Krevo Castle are situated near the town of Smorgon in the Grodno region of Belarus
ReplyDeleteKrevo Castle is one of the oldest Belarus castles and dates from the early 14th century. It is an important place in Belarus because it was the first all-stone castle to be built in the region.
The castle had two towers which guarded the rest of the fortress.the castle was built by the Gediminas and Algerd at the Turn of the XIII-XIV centuries. The castle has witnessed many historical events. Agreement on the unification of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Royal Principality of Jagiello
During the 16th century the Tatars and the Russians tried to capture the castle but it remained intact
By the early 19th century the buildings were mostly destroyed during World War 1
Krevo Castle was an amazing, breathtaking building.But unfortunately, today only ruins remain from the castle.o
Only fragments of walls and the Princely Tower with the remains of the Polish preservation of 1929 remained from the castle.
every year a festival takes place at the castle walls. It includes folklore dances, a folk craft fair, a performance of knights and a concert of medieval music
Krevsky castle is a great place for visiting tourists. The ruins of Krevsky castle contain a very deep and breathtaking history of Belarus