A Virtual Journey Through Historical Vilnius & New Trakai
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 […]
The Bastion of Vilnius consists of three parts: a tower, a corridor-tunnel, and a casemate. The tower was built into the defensive wall. Behind the defensive wall, the hill naturally sloped down at a right angle […]
The Bastion was Vilnius’ arsenal of weapons, ammunition, weapons supplies and gunpowder. The city’s magistracy was in charge of the arming and repairs of the bastion […]
The Bastion, an artillery fortification, was built near Vilnius’ defensive wall in the first half of the 17th century […]
The main entrance to Vilnius University’s ensemble of the Old Campus is in the open Library Courtyard. From this courtyard, among other things, the Observatory Tower can be seen […]
The Jewish community of Vilnius was tragically exterminated during WWII – nearly 60.000 people […]
The Jewish St. and Gaon St. were all the time the center and axis of the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius’ Old Town […]
A twin-tower Baroque Church of St. Jacob and Philip and the Dominican Monastery are located on one of the largest public squares in Vilnius – Lukiškių Square […]
Christmas Tree decoration in Vilnius in front of Cathedral Basilica, December 2019 […]
