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On the way to the palace from the farm section of the manor, a column made of cast marble on the right side of the hill catches the eye. Under the column is the depressed Gorgon\u2019s head<\/strong>, placed there as the initiative of the Trakai Historical National Park (authors Nerijus and R\u016bta Kavaliauskai). The concept of \u200b\u200bthe Gorgon\u2019s head provides a connection with the legends of the heads of Lake Galv\u0117. According to folk etymology, the name of Lake Galv\u0117 comes from the word \u201cgalva\u201d (which means \u201chead\u201d in English). This interpretation is related to the story that human heads were sacrificed to it twice a year \u2013 before the lake freezes and when the ice melts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorgons are depicted with wide faces, widened eyes and golden wings, their bodies covered with dragon scales; they have  copper hands with sharp claws, and poisonous snakes grow on their heads instead of hair. Dagger-sharp fangs protrude from their wide gaping mouths, and their red tongues poke out. The most famous is Medusa, whose face was so terrible that people would turn to stone when they saw her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Count Ti\u0161kevi\u010diai and his wife would take their guests on long walks in the park, with Countess Jadvyga often reading a book as they all rested on the benches. In the Count\u2019s era, the benches <\/strong>were made of concrete, a popular material at the beginning of the 20th<\/sup> century. Some of these benches have been preserved, such as the authentic benches near the Diana sculpture and near the kitchen, as well as a balustrade and steps to Lake Galv\u0117, and an authentic terracotta bath for flowers near the Bacchus sculpture. However, the benches in the park near the paths have been restored, placed on old pedestals, and decorated with bacchantes and satyrs. Sculptors Nerijus and R\u016bta Kavaliauskai made them from cast marble; no information has survived about what forms they were in the times of the Count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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