Die Untere Burg zu Wilna (Vilnius) und ihre möglichen Vorbilder

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Architektūra; Jogailaičių rezidencijos; Korkuvos Vavelio pilis; Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); Pilys; Piotrkovas; Rekonstrukcijos; Sandomierzas; Vilnius; Žemutinė pilis; Architecture; Castles; Jagiellonians residences; Lower castle; Piotrkow; Reconstuction; Sandomierz; The Great Duchy of Lithuania; Vilnius; Wawel castle in Cracow.

ENThe article aims to assemble information on the architecture of the Lower Castle and discuss in how far these facts let us reconstruct the outer and inner form of the palace, which was completely demolished after 1799. The knowledge obtained from pictures and written sources allows comparision with another residence of the Jagiellonians - notably the Wawel-Castle in the Polish capital of Cracow. Only a few general similarities could be traced. In Cracow, as well as in Vilnius, the upper floor served as a main representative living space, Atticas and (probably) arcades existed in the both palaces. Due to the sparsity of preserved architectural features in Vilnius, and the fact that a lot of original elements in Wawel have been replaced, it is hard to conclude any stylistic dependence between these palaces. Also, other royal residences, such as Piotrków and Sandomierz don’t show any closer resemblance to Vilnius. The current plans for the recontruction of the Vilnius Lower Castle are a scientific misunderstanding. One only can talk about a completely new vision of the palace in it’s 16th-century-form, not about total reconstruction, for which the data fails to a large degree. [From the publication]