• Vilnius city wall in the 16th century. Subačius Gate in the 18th century. The Vilnius city wall (Lithuanian: Vilniaus miesto gynybinė siena) was a defensive wall around Vilnius...
  • The museum at the Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall tells the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’s weaponry and defence practices.
  • In November 2014 the Bastion of the Vilnius Town Wall opened its doors after roughly six years of renovations.
  • Until the late-18th century, the Vilnius defensive wall was frequently renovated. The wall served for the last time in 1794 during the uprising led by Tadeusz...
  • {{Information |Description= *Vilniaus miesto ginybinė siena, 1581 Lietuva *Vilnius city wall in 1581, Lithunia |Source=Scan from from A. Bumblauskas.
  • The history of Vilnius and its defence is further illuminated by such exhibition pieces as an executioner’s sword, locks from the gates of the Vilnius defence wall...
  • The Bastion of the Vilnius Defensive Wall. Address: Bokšto g. 20, Vilnius 01126.
  • The bastion is a Renaissance-style fortification and surviving part of the Vilnius Defensive Wall.
  • Inhabitants of Vilnius felt unsafe thus they asked the then leading Grand Duke Aleksandras to build a defensive wall.
  • Then the Vilnius defensive wall was rebuilt and, near the Subačiaus gate on the Bokšto hill, an additionally fortified fortification of earth and masonry was built...
  • It consists of a tower installed in the city defense wall, underground gun ports and a connecting corridor, which turns into a 48-metre long tunnel.
  • Little remains of the 16th-century city walls that once protected Vilnius, save for a few gates and the Bastion of the Vilnius Defensive Wall.