Tag: Defensive Wall

The Bastion of Vilnius consists of three parts: a tower, a corridor-tunnel, and a casemate. The tower was built into the defensive wall. Behind the defensive wall, the hill naturally sloped down at a right angle […]

The Bastion was Vilnius’ arsenal of weapons, ammunition, weapons supplies and gunpowder. The city’s magistracy was in charge of the arming and repairs of the bastion […]