Gediminas columns
Gediminas columns engraved on a stone on Rambynas Hill
The Gediminas Columns or Pillars of Gediminas ( Lithuanian Gediminaičių stulpai ; Belarusian Калюмны ) are a symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , which shows a white, stylized castle on a red background.
history
The Gediminas Columns were the coat of arms of the Gediminid dynasty . From 1397 they were the personal insignia of Grand Duke Vytautas .
According to the chronicle of Jan Dlugosz, ten regiments, most of which came from Trakai , are said to have used the columns of Gediminas as a standard at the battle of Tannenberg .
After Lithuania declared independence in 1918, a commission developed the new state and presidential flag , which featured the Vytis on the front and the Gediminas Columns on the back.
Web links
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