On the highest point of Basanavičiaus Str. in Vilnius stands the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine built on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Russian ruling imperial dynasty of the Romanovs in 1913 […]
Category: Out of Vilnius Old Town
The Kenessa of Vilnius – Karaite sanctuary
The Kenessa of Vilnius is built from 1911 to 1923 in the Moorish style. It is one of two open Kenessas in Lithuania (another one is in New Trakai) […]
The Hill of Three Crosses
A gleaming white monument in Vilnius marks the site of the former Crooked Castle. That was a sprawling wooden structure and was destroyed in the siege by the forces of the Teutonic Order and Vytautas the Great in 1390 […]
Vingio Park in Vilnius
In Vilnius, in the River Neris loop, stretches a large Vingio pine forest (160 ha) surrounded by the river from three sides […]
Tyzenhauzų Str. building in Vilnius
The historical building in Tyzenhauzų Str. in Vilnius […]
Monument to Chiune Sugihara in Vilnius
A Japanese Chiune Sugihara saved more than 6.000 Jews from the holocaust at the beginning of WWII […]
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 […]
The Building in Vilnius Street No. 25
The building in Vilnius Street in Vilnius No. 25 […]
The Church of the Holy Trinity and Trinapolis in Vilnius
Construction of the Church of the Holy Trinity took place from 1695 to 1722. The architect was the Italian master Pietro Putini […]
Church of St. Francis and St. Bernardine (Interior)
The main altar of the church, that is one of the favorites in Vilnius, is in the form of Late Baroque and it is made from dark wood […]
