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The reason the castle was built was due to the Iron Wolf from a dream. In early 1300s the Duke of Vilnius, Gediminas, had a dream one day while staying overnight near the Vilnele Rivers. His dream was of an iron wolf on a hill howling. When he woke he told his truted friend, Lizdeika, and being the voice of reason, Lizdeika told him to build a castle to protect himself and his people. After returing, he began construction on a hill in Vilnius where a wooden castle already stood.

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The Upper Castle, once the gem of the landscape, now only consists of The Tower and the Royal Palace.

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The Palace is no longer ihabited, but is an awe inspiring factor to Vilinuis.

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The Gediminas Tower, located on top of the hill, is now the only remaining part of the upper castle. Over time it has converted to the National Lithuanian Meuseum holding some of the most aweing artifacts. It's size 40 m in height and 160 m in length.

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Although it hasn't been used since the Neolithic Age due to Lithuania's constant battles, the lower castle was still an important defense.

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Down below consists of the Largest Hall(10x30), a cathedral, the original Old Arsenal, and the New Arsenal(built by the Germans).

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The Cathedral is currently used and is a beautiful, holy place.

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From the grassy hilltop where the upper castle tower is located, you can see the Arsenaries and Cathedral located near a lovely lake formed by nature.

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Originaly the castle was made of wood, but Gediminas renewed the castle in stone to show a wonderful Gothic style. Included were old fashioned formed stone, but no mosaics.

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Whenever historic peices are found in Lithuania, they get delivered to the National Lithuanian Meuseum (also known as the Gediminas Tower) where they are kept and displayed in the castle.

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Untop of the castle rests the flag of lithuania since October 7, 1988. Thanks to that the castle now represents a sign of frewedom from Solviet, Russia.

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https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=gediminas+castle&ie=UTF-8&ei=ai1sUdiiPKS6yQH8q4G4DA&sqi

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Gediminas is offten refrenced in songs and poems. Here is an example:

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"The Gediminas Castle Tower – Vilnius | TouristBlogger.com."

TouristBloggercom RSS. Tourist Blogger, 25 July 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.

"History of Gediminas Castle Tower." History of Gediminas Castle Tower.

National Lithuanian Museum, n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013

"Gediminas Castle." Travel Lithuania. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.