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Ninth Fort


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 10 attractions in Kaunas
Traveller Description: The Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania was originally built as a defensive fortress in the years 1902–1913. During the Nazi occupation, over 50,000... more »
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Kaunas
Lithuania

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5 of 5 stars
jayfromma
22 Nov 2008

The Ninth Fort is a must stop if you have any interest in world history. If possible, hire a tour guide to show you around. A couple things you must do at the Fort to gain more appreciation: -Go through the tunnels under the fort -Be locked in the room beneath the main staircase and have some run up and... more

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4 of 5 stars
Brooklyn, New York
18 May 2008
1
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The Ninth Fort is an essential stop for anyone visiting Kaunas with an interest in the Holocaust and/or Lithuanian history. The Soviet built museum had had a makeover in terms of content and the recently done exhibits have many interesting artifacts on display (and, importantly, descriptions in English). The focus of the main museum building is on the suffering of... more

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5 of 5 stars
Pennsylvania
25 Jul 2005
3
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Not that anyone needs another reason to hate the Nazis but add this to the list. I visited in the first week of June at the end of a ten day tour of Lithuania. The monumental statuary is incredible. What appears to be wood is actually concrete. Some 50,000 plus were slaughtered here. more

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