The construction of the Raudonė Castle of Lithuania was started in the sixteenth century. This fabulous historic castle is located in Jurbarkas district of Lithuania. The name of the castle is also associated with the city Raudonė and the Raudonė castle is one of the most famous architectural structures in Lithuania.

Raudonė Castle of Lithuania

The present formation of the castle is actually the developed construction done by Jeronimas, who was a governor and the secretary of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy Treasury in the middle of 17^th century and he made the Raudonė castle his main residence. Actually, this was the time, when the Raudone Castle was looked after and maintained properly. During the 18^th century, it was occupied by Olendskiai family who rebuilt the Raudonė castle several times according to classicism style. Later, Raudone castle was sold by Olendskiai to Zubovai family due to a fire broke up. Zubovai family entirely remodeled and completed the reconstruction in 1877.

During the First World War and the Second World War, the German armed forces destroyed the castle a lot. The Great Tower of the Raudone castle was also damaged and much of the construction was badly affected. After the Second World War, the Raudonė caslte was rebuilt and a primary school was here established which works till nowadays and is the only one school located in the castle in Lithuania. Today, the building of Raudone castle of Lithuania is considered as an example of 19th century neo-Gothic architecture.

The tallest ancient monument of Scandinavia is Uppsala Cathedral which is situated in the center of the ancient Swedish city, Uppsala. This historic cathedral was inaugurated in 1435 by archbishop Olaus Laurentii and it was associated with Saint Lawrence, Saint Eric and Saint Olaf who were the renowned saints of Scandinavian region at that times.

Uppsala Cathedral - Uppsala , Sweden . Image Courtesy : Manganite

 Uppsala Cathedral was not completely constructed and its construction was continued with regular intervals. Originally Uppsala Cathedral was built in medieval style but later it was modified in different patterns by different rulers. Baroque towers were replaced with tall French spires. The outer brick walls were amended numerous times on various occasions. The interior ceiling and walls of the cathedral were decorated in neo-Gothic style.

Upsala Cathedral of Sweden

Historically, Uppsala Cathedral of Sweden has been used in different ways. Like in Middle Ages, it was not used as a regular worship place but it was reserved for official services. Similarly Uppsala Cathedral has also remained as the coronation church for many of Swedish Monarchs and it was the site of celebrating coronations from the Middle Ages until the end of the 17th century. Since the Protestant Reformation, Uppsala Cathedral is administered by the Lutheran Church of Sweden and it is also the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden.