Gediminas Tower

Gediminas Tower is a scenic viewpoint in , . Gediminas Tower is situated nearby to , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gediminas Tower and National Museum of Lithuania.

Museum
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Gediminas's Tower is the remaining part of the Upper Castle on top of the Gediminas Hill in , Lithuania. It has a viewing platform that offers scenic views of and Vilnius Central Business District.

Museum
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The , established in 1952, is a state-sponsored historical museum that encompasses several significant structures and a wide collection of written materials and artifacts. It also organizes archeological digs in Lithuania. is situated 120 metres northwest of Gediminas Tower.

Museum
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The is a palace in , Lithuania. It was originally constructed in the 15th century for the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the future Kings of Poland. is situated 120 metres southwest of Gediminas Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Piromontas.

Suburb
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The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , the capital of , largely located in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. means "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River; the name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia.

Gediminas Tower

Latitude
54.68677° or 54° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
25.29065° or 25° 17′ 26″ east
Open location code
9G67M7PR+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2837707104
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gediminas Tower” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գեդիմինի աշտարակ”
  • Belarusian: “Вежа Гедыміна”
  • Catalan: “Torre de Gedimin”
  • Chinese: “格迪米納斯塔”
  • Finnish: “Gediminasin linnan torni”
  • French: “Tour de Ghédimin”
  • Georgian: “გედიმინასის კოშკი”
  • German: “Gediminas-Turm”
  • Italian: “Torre di Gediminas”
  • Japanese: “ゲディミナス塔”
  • Lithuanian: “Gedimino pilis”
  • Polish: “Baszta Giedymina”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Gediminas”
  • Russian: “Башня Гедемина”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Gediminas”
  • Ukrainian: “Башта Гедиміна”

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Notable Places Nearby

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