House of Lords Museum: The Stories One Cough Can Reveal | Culture

According to G.Striška, the reconstructed residence of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania is from the Renaissance era, but until the 16th century. the palace changed its appearance many times, was rebuilt, so the museum curator will show the tour participants how to recognize the earliest masonry, tell them what the first castles looked like, invite them to take a walk around the archeology exposition and the exhibition of Gothic cobblestones.

Photo of the Palace Museum Museum/Exhibition curator Gintautas Striška

According to the archaeologist, sometimes a single detail can reveal an entire era. For example, in the territory of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in the Lower Castle of Vilnius, green glaze was found. This is one of the most interesting archaeological finds, which have a direct connection with the symbols of Lithuanian statehood.

15th century a fragment of a white clay, green-glazed flat cocicle decorated with Gediminaičiai pillars. It is interesting that deposits of white kaolin clay are not found in Lithuania. It is assumed that the 15th century In the third quarter, the masters who came to Vilnius from Poland brought either already made white clay tiles or white clay as raw material.

Photo of the Palace Museum/Archaeology exposition

Gediminaičiai pillars have been known since the 14th century. the end First, this symbol was depicted on the coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. According to numismatist Eduard Remec, the mentioned sign appeared during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania (1397) and was originally his personal coat of arms.

Later, the pillars of Gediminaičiai became the coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. Therefore, this symbol is found on the coins of Vytautas the Great, Kazimierz Jogailaitis, Žygimantas the Elder and Žygimantas Augustus, rulers of Lithuania and Poland.

Photo of the Palace Museum/Gothic hall

This and other gothic skulls until April 28. can be seen in the exhibition, and in the last tour of the exhibition, an intriguing story regarding the Gothic era awaits, what heraldry of nobles and nobles was depicted in the coccles, how the residence of the rulers looked at that time.