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Power can be demonstrated not only with your fists, but also in the panorama of the city. The best example is the flag on the tower of Gediminas Castle. It clearly points out all the owners of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
The tradition of hoisting the flag on the tower of Gediminas Castle as a symbol of power begins in 1858, when the Russian Emperor supported the proposal of the Governor of Vilnius, Vladimir Nazimov, to carry the flag of the Vilnius Fortress from the Bald Hill ( Tres Cruces) to the tower of the Castle of Gediminas.
A drawing representing a tower with the flag of the Russian Empire has survived in the archives on March 20, 1863. However, in the XIX and XX centuries. Neither the Vilnius Fortress nor the flag of the Russian Empire can be seen on the tower in photographs from the early 19th century. Most likely, she was not there or that she was raised alone on very rare occasions.
During the imperial occupation (1914-1918), the flag began to fly continuously at the Gediminas Tower. Unfortunately, it was the flag of the Second Reich.
After the Lithuanian Council approved the tricolor, it was wanted to raise it in the Gediminas Tower in 1918. in May, but the imperial authorities allowed it to be hung only under the German imperial flag. The Lithuanians were not satisfied with such an offer.
Directorate of the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles
