The Church of St. Anne in Vilnius is probably the most famous building in the city. It is a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic, nearly unsurpassed in the world […]
Month: February 2023
“The Seasons” Fresco-Paintings at the Vilnius University
The fresco-painting composition “The Seasons” in the Lithuanian Philology Centre at Philology Faculty at the Vilnius University […]
Monument to Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
The monument is a work of sculptor V. Kašuba in 1996 […]
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius
The present Baroque Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was built by Michael Casimir Pac (1624-1682) […]
A Dominican Monastery at the Church of the Holy Spirit
In Old Town in Vilnius, at the Church of the Holy Spirit, on St. Ignatius St., a Dominican monastery was established in 1501 […]
Lithuania – Geographical Center of Europe
In 1992 the French National Geography Institute carried out new calculations, according to which, the geographical centre of Europe is located 25 km to the North from Lithuania’s capital Vilnius […]
Vilnius – Guided Sightseeing Tours
All Vilnius-sightseeing guided tours by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic […]
New Trakai – Guided Sightseeing Tours
All guided sightseeing tours in New Trakai by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic […]
The Defensive Wall of Vilnius
In 1503-1522, Vilnius was surrounded by a defensive wall. The construction of a brick defensive wall around Vilnius was provided for in the privilege of King of Poland and Grand Duke Jogaila of March 22nd, 1387, by which the Magdeburg Law was granted to the city […]
The Verkiai Palace
Today, the Verkiai Palace in Vilnius consists only of its two wings, or “officinae”. The west wing, with its four-column portico, looks much as it did in the late 18th century when it was built […]
The Ensemble of the Verkiai Estate
The Ensemble of the Verkiai estate is known as Versailles of Vilnius. The Verkiai estate forms a triaxial ensemble with Trinapolis and the Calvary […]
