Birute Kulnyte, director of the National Museum, discussed the Gediminas Hill maintenance work with Culture Minister Sarunas Birutis on Friday morning and met with Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius later in the day.
Politicians and experts are concerned about the state of the Gediminas Hill after a part of the surface layer of turf and dirt slid down the northern slope of the mound in the same place where a landslide had previously occurred.
Andrius Koncius, the consultant, said that the planned maintenance work was estimated to cost around 450,000 euros.
A number of disastrous landslides have occurred in the past due to the complex geological structure and steep slopes of the 40-meter-high hill. According to historical documents, a landslide along its western slope back in 1396 destroyed a nearby palace and claimed as many as 15 lives. A retaining wall was built in the 16th century to reinforce the slope.
