In Vilnius, in the River Neris loop, stretches a large Vingio pine forest (160 ha) surrounded by the river from three sides […]
Month: April 2024
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit (Interior)
There are 16 altars from artificial colored marble inside, along with expensive wall paintings together with a Rococo-style interior of this Vilnius Dominican church […]
The House of Signatories (Karol Sztral’s House)
Karol Sztral’s house in Pilies Str., today the House of Signatories. The 20 members of the Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence on February 16th, 1918 on the second floor of this building. Today, it is a museum […]
Church of St. Michael the Archangel
Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Vilnius is the Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church, built in 1594 […]
Evangelical Lutheran Church
The church was established in 1555 and was visited not only by the German merchants in Vilnius living around the Town Hall, but other inhabitants that had converted to Lutheranism used the Lutheran school, library, hospital, pharmacy, kindergarten, and homes for the elderly and orphans […]
Lithuanian National Museum (New Arsenal) and a Monument to King Mindaugas
Lithuanian National Museum (history & ethnology) is housed in the reconstructed 18-century building of the so-called New Arsenal […]
