The gate tower
The tallest.
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Lubart's Castle, or Lutsk's Upper Castle, is the best-known landmark of the city of Lutsk in north-western Ukraine, and it appears on the 200-hryvnia note. It stands above the Styr River in the heart of the old town. The castle began in the mid-14th century as the fortified seat of Prince Lubart, son of Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania and the last ruler of a united Galicia-Volhynia. Most of it was built in the 1340s on parts of older walls. The town had wooden walls from at least 1075 and withstood many sieges. You see high red brick walls with crenellations and three square towers, the tallest over the gate. Inside is a green courtyard with wooden catapults and old cannons on show, and a walkway on the walls looks over the red roofs of the old town. It is in central Lutsk, less than a kilometre from the centre in a straight line. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Volyn region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
The tallest.
Red brick.
Wooden catapults.
Old town, Lutsk, Ukraine
Prince Lubart, son of Grand Duke Gediminas.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Volyn region.