LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Architektūros simbolika; Didikų rezidencijos; Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštytė; Didikai ir magnatai; Pilis; Pilys; Renesanso architektūra; Rezidencijos; Architectural symbolism; Castle; Castles; Magnates; Noble residences; Renaissance architecture; Residents; Symbolism of architecture.
ENIn the article describes residences of magnates in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the late 15th - middle of the 17th century as an architectural and historical phenomenon, which indicates about high level of political ambition elite of the state. For the study of the symbolism of architecture of residences used the method of art analysis and parallels with the residential architecture in the Central and Western Europe. [From the publication]