Lida Castle to be restored for $10mln

Lida, which in September this year will host the Dazhynski harvesting festival, wants to surprise its guests with the reconstructed Castle og Gedymin that was built in 1323). The restoration began 20 years ago, so some parts of the castle will have been reconstructed by late summer.



The first phase of the reconstruction has been focusing on the exterior of the castle. During the second stage, builders will construct components in the backyards in order to prepare the experior view for the harvest festival, Yaraslau Mikavoz, deputy head of the Lida District Executive Committee, told Euroradio. According to the local official, the project would cost $10 million.


The castle will look like this after reconstruction аднаўлення



This is how it looked before restoration began in 1990

One tower was reconstructed back then...


...but there was no money for the second tower


The restoration was of bad qualityа


Within 20 years, bricks were damaged


This is how the north-western wall looked like just three years ago


Now it is partially dismantled


But only bad-quality Soviet-made bricks were removed


General view today


Wooden galleries will be replaced


Castle's backyard as seen from the central entrance...


...and from the tower.

Early 20th century. A wooden gate in place of the tower





This is how Napoleon saw the castle 140 years ago