- Lida Castle is 141 metres (463 ft) above sea level.[1]. The site selected for the castle is naturally defended by the Kamenka and Lida rivers to east and west.
- Lida Castle, the photo of which is presented in this article, was built in a swampy area, at the place where the rivers Kamenka and Lideya meet.
- The Lida Castle is considered an outstanding monument of defensive art of the 14th-15th centuries, one of the oldest in Belarus.
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- Construction of Lida castle begins in 1323. On the marshy river banks an artificial embankment was made, on which the walls of the castle began to rise.
- The Lida Castle is the only castel castle in Belarus. It was erected in 1323 at the confluence of the Lidae and Kamenka rivers by the Grand Duke of...
- Lida Castle is one of the most famousmonuments of architecture of Belarus. ... The Lida castle in the plan is aquadrangle of irregular shape with 2 angled towers.
- In its plan, the walls of the Lida castle look like a trapezium. ... The Lida Castle was destroyed in 1659 but now it was restored and it is available to visit.
- On January 22, 1940 the Castle of Lida was awarded the status of an archeological monument and in 1953 the castle was taken under state protection.
- Sophia later became the mother of the kings of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Lida Castle has served as a prototype of the Mir Castle, built by Lida mayor Yuri Ilyinich.
- One of the most popular castles in Belarus is Lida Castle, located in the city of Lida, near Grodno and Minsk.
- In 1323, the construction of the Lida Castle was started by decree of Gedimin in order to close the way to the center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- The Lida Castle was founded by the Great Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, in 1323. It was a part of defensive line against the Teutonic order.
