Castle Hill (Vilnius)

It is best known as the location of the Gediminas' Tower, a signature landmark of Vilnius, a remnant of the fortified Upper Castle dating to the Middle Ages.

It has been separated from the southwestern part of the Sapieginė erosive deposit by a canal, which forms the mouth of the Vilnia.

[1] Mindaugas Pakalnis, the Chief architect of Vilnius, remarked that hill's erosiveness contributed to its defensive value, because it is difficult to climb the collapsing slopes.

The hill has an oval flat top 110–120 m long by 50–60 m wide, where the Upper Castle was built.

[1] Among the suspected reasons were the construction of the Gediminas Hill Lift, large-scale construction works related to the restoration of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania at the foot of the hill, and economomic activities in the area, as well as a general neglect of maintenance.