- Lida Castle is a historic, medieval castle in Lida, Grodno Region, western Belarus. History. Landscape of Lida with castles ruins by Napoleon Orda 1877.
- When we went to Lida, we didn’t think that we would like the castle so much. We saw the photo, it seemed boring, just walls and that’s all.
- 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.
- In 1975, the Lida Castle as an architectural monument of the 14th century, which needed restoration number 129 / 75.
- When in 1394 crusader detachments assaulted again, the people of Lida set the town on fire and hid in the castle, and from there they defended it.
- 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.
- Building castle in Lida started in 1323 year by decree of Prince Gedymin of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- In 1422 at Lida Castle the wedding of 71-year-old King Wladyslaw Jagiello and 17-year-old Sophia Golshanskaya was celebrated.
- 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 was founded by the Great Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, in 1323.
- In 1955, Lida Castle was included in the list of architectural monuments taken under state protection.
- Lida Castle, located in Lida, Belarus, is a historic fortress built in the 14th century by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Gediminas.
