Ruins of the castle in Cēsis (Latvia). The castle in Cesis is over 800 years old. Despite that it is a perfectly preserved architectonic monument of the city and the main tourist attraction of Latvia. The castle is located on the hill, thanks to that it is possible to see an interesting panorama of Cesis, which is particularly beautiful in autumn, when the aura of secrecy is created. At first the castle belonged to the Teutonic Order Knights (13th century), three centuries later the destroyed fortress was taken over by the Swedish and after it was rebuilt it was captured by the Russians, who destroyed it again. Today the castle in Cesis serves the function of the Historic Museum of Latvia. Ruins of the castle and fortification in the Latvian town of Cēsis raise picturesquely on 18-meter hill. The history of the castle is unusually turbulent. The first fortress at this place was built by the Teutonic Knights in 13th century. In 16th century part of the castle was blown up. The fortress had been restored by the Swedish, however, it was soon destroyed by the Russians. In 18th century the ruins of the castle became the private property. Today the fortress hosts the History Museum and is an important tourist attraction of Latvia.
