The chapel was built in 1624-1636 to hold the remains of St. Casimir who was canonized in 1604. The chapel is part of the Cathedral Basilica in Vilnius […]
Chapel of St. Casimir
Category: Vilnius
The Belfry of the Cathedral Basilica in Vilnius
The belfry of the Cathedral Basilica (height – 57 m with the cross) is many-layered both from the historical and architectural viewpoint […]
Vilnius – Guided Sightseeing Tours
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary and the Franciscan Monastery
This church, established by the Franciscan Order before Lithuania’s Christianization, is one of the oldest buildings in Vilnius (first half of the 14th century) […]
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 […]
Jewish Quarter (I)
Vilnius was called Jerusalem of the North since the mid-18th century till WWII. Before 1941, around 60.000 (1/3 of Vilnius population) Jews lived in the small, narrow streets, including artisans and merchants, who supplied products to the city and surrounding areas […]
Courtyard of the Medical Collegium
Romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki lived in this house in the courtyard with breaks from 1811 to 1829. After entering the yard, you can see a memorial plaque and a bust of the writer on the wings of a swan on the wall on your left side […]
King Mindaugas Monument
Mindaugas was the only King of Lithuania from 1253 to 1263, a ruler who created Lithuania’s statehood. The monument to him is erected in 2003 in front of New Arsenal that is today transformed into Lithuanian National Museum. The author is sculptor Regimantas Midvikis […]
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 […]
New Trakai – The City Established on Islands
New Trakai was the residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes. In 1341-1342 Lithuanian Grand Duke Kestutis moved the residence from Old to New Trakai. Old Trakai, therefore, lost its defensive importance […]
