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Duration 45 min.

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2024-07-29

Thematic guided tour THE NINTH FORT AS A DIVISION OF KAUNAS HARD LABOUR PRISON

 20 € per group + entrance tickets

What are the words “Concrete Bag,” “Wet” and “Resort” associated with in the context of Kaunas Hard Labour Prison? What kind of work did the prisoners do? How did they meet their relatives? This tour will give you an in-depth insight into the division of Kaunas Hard Labour Prison that operated in the Ninth Fort during the interwar period in Lithuania. Participants learn about the reconstruction of the Ninth Fort in order to adapt the defensive fortifications to the needs of the prison, visit the prisoners’ meeting room, the courtyards of the former prison, the cells and the barracks and get acquainted with the life and work conditions of the prisoners who were imprisoned in the Ninth Fort.

Last page update: 2024-10-31 13:51:00

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