Chodkiewicz Palace (Didžioji Str. 4) in Vilnius is formed in the period of Gothic and Renaissance. The present building is late Classical. Today it hosts Vilnius Picture Gallery and Lithuanian Art Museum […]
Author: Vladislav B. Sotirovic
Professional & licensed guiding tours through the city of Vilnius and the town of Trakai since May 2019 by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic
Adam Mickiewicz Courtyard of the Vilnius University
A passageway in the east leads from the smallest Courtyard of Arcades in the Old Campus of the Vilnius University to Adam Mickiewicz Courtyard […]
Vilnius University Est. 1579
The Catholic Vilnius University was established by the Jesuit Order in 1579 […]
The Calvary Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross
Construction of Calvary Road in Vilnius started in 1662 , and in 7 years the Calvary Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and 35 wooden Stations of the Cross, imitating the Road of Christ’s Passions in Jerusalem, were built […]
Church of St. Nicholas
This is one of the oldest churches in Vilnius. The first church in this spot was built by German merchants in the 14th century […]
Gediminas Tower
Upper Castle (West) Tower or Gediminas Tower (14th century) in Vilnius is the only remaining castle tower […]
Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption and former Missionary Monastery in Vilnius […]
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislaus
The Cathedral is today in the Classicist style with the impressive bell tower (belfry). In 1783-1801 it was redesigned by famous Lithuanian Classicist architect Laurynas Gucevičius […]
Defensive City Walls of Vilnius
Vilnius’ defense city walls on Bokšto Street […]
“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 […]
