“The Seasons” Fresco-Paintings at the Vilnius University
Lithuania – Geographical Center of Europe
Church of the Holy Spirit & Former Dominican Monastery (Exterior)
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit (Interior)
New Trakai – Guided Sightseeing Tours
2020-08-21
All guided sightseeing tours in New Trakai by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic [...]
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Vilnius – Guided Sightseeing Tours
All Vilnius-sightseeing guided tours by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic [...]
Vingio Park in Vilnius
2020-10-28
In Vilnius, in the River Neris loop, stretches a large Vingio pine forest (160 ha) surrounded by the river from three sides [...]
The Kenessa of Vilnius – Karaite sanctuary
The Kenessa of Vilnius is built from 1911 to 1923 in the Moorish style. It is one of two open Kenessas in Lithuania (another one is in New Trakai) [...]
Vilnius Castle Museum (Western Tower of the Upper Castle)
The Upper Castle of Vilnius was restored and partially rebuilt at various times. The last major restoration work was completed in 1960 when the Vilnius Castle Museum opened in the Western (Gediminas) Tower [...]
Tower St. in Vilnius
2020-10-17
Tower (Bokšto) Str. in Vilnius takes its name from the fortifications at the top of the street which formerly guarded the eastern approaches to the city [...]
The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine
On the highest point of Basanavičiaus Str. in Vilnius stands the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine built on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Russian ruling imperial dynasty of the Romanovs in 1913 [...]
House-Monument with Gothic Façade
Around Rūdninkų Square in the Old Town of Vilnius, there are several houses-monuments like in Karmelitų St. with renovated Gothic details on the exterior and the 17th-century decorative roof beams in the interior [...]
The Renaissance Palace Garden in Vilnius
The Renaissance garden of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius was established by the Lithuanian Grand Duchess of the Italian origin Bona Sforza (1494-1557) in the first half of the 16th century [...]
Church of the Heart of Jesus and the Convent of the Visitationists in Vilnius
2020-10-02
The Church of the Heart of Jesus, or the Visitationists Church and the Convent of the Visitationists is situated in Vilnius out of the Old Town close to the Missionary Church, and together they constitute an impressive ensemble on the Saviour Hill that can be seen well from different sites of the city of Vilnius [...]
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (Inside)
In 1988 the book stocks of the Library amounted to 5 million volumes. The initiative of readers increased immensely. The Library mounted a number of meetings and events dedicated to eminent cultural personalities who started the movement of National Revival in past years [...]
The Old Arsenal in Vilnius
The Old Arsenal, today the Museum of Applied Art, is a massive two-story building that was build-up by the Polish King and the Grand Duke of Lithuania in the early 16th century over part of the old city wall at the east of the complex of the Upper and Lower Castles, furthest from the grand-ducal palace, thus minimizing the risk from any fire in it [...]
The Museum of Archaeology of Lithuania
The museum is located in the building of the Old Arsenal in Vilnius [...]
The Church of St. George the Martyr
The Church of St.George the Martyr in Vilnius was built in 1506 for the Carmelite monks who had settled in the Radziwiłł Estate and for whose maintenance Vilnius Voivode Michael Radziwiłł allotted land and funding as well [...]
The Šlapelis House Museum
2020-09-25
The museum building was a home of Dr. Jurgis and Marija Šlapelis at Pilies St. 40 in Vilnius' Old Town, who were active figures in the national revival of Lithuanians in the early 20th century, in particular through Marija's activities as a publisher and bookseller [...]
Chapel of St. Casimir (interior)
St. Casimir's Chapel is located on the south-east corner of the Vilnius Cathedral. It is the largest of the chapels and was the largest single element of the former cathedral's building to be incorporated intact into the new one by Lithuanian architect Laurinas Stuoka-Gucevičius at the turn of the 19th century [...]
Church of the Holy Cross & former Hospitaller Monastery
It is comprised of a monastery, a Baroque church, and buildings of one of the first hospitals in Vilnius. It is located nearby the Presidential Palace [...]
The Adam Mickiewicz Museum
It is a flat in Vilnius where Adam Mickiewicz lived and worked in December 1822. Personal items of his are held at the museum in Bernardinų St. No. 11. On display is material about the poet's life and work, translations into Lithuanian and other languages, and permanent exposition on the Philomaths [...]
