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A Virtual Journey & Walking Guided Tours Through The Historical Vilnius & Trakai By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In this house in Antokolski Str. No. 4 the famous 19th-century Jewish sculptor, Mark Antokolski, lived in 1843-1862 [...]
The Jewish St. and Gaon St. were all the time the center and axis of the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius' Old Town [...]
The Jewish community of Vilnius was tragically exterminated during WWII - nearly 60.000 people [...]
The buildings in the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius housed many shops and stores, and many poor Jews lived there. These were probably the most densely populated premises in Vilnius [...]
Christmas Tree decoration in Vilnius in front of Cathedral Basilica, December 2019 [...]
A Jewish Quarter (known as a ghetto in West Europe) was formed in the Middle Ages in Vilnius in the area bordered Dominikonų, Vokiečių and Stiklų Streets in today's Old Town [...]
The Upper (Higher) Castle of Vilnius is located on the top of the Gediminas Hill that is a typical Lithuanian mound, the largest such hill of natural origin in Lithuania [...]
Vilnius has the most northern Baroque & the most eastern Gothic Old Town in Europe. Enjoy the panoramic view from the platform of the Gediminas Tower (Upper Castle Tower) [...]
These buildings are monuments of late Baroque. The church is the last one Baroque church built in Vilnius by an unknown architect in 1746-1768 [...]
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 [...]
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 Seasons” Fresco-Paintings at the Vilnius University
Lithuania – Geographical Center of Europe
Vilnius – Guided Sightseeing Tours
Church of the Holy Spirit & Former Dominican Monastery (Exterior)
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit (Interior)