The observatory building with Classicist cylindric towers was build to secure the heavy meridian quadrant. The courtyard can be entered from the Great (Skarga) Courtyard […]
Category: Vilnius
Simonas Daukantas Courtyard at Vilnius University Old Campus
The courtyard is named after the author of the first history books of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language […]
Presidential Palace
The palace has always been representational: rulers, kings and kings-to-be-Napoleon, Stanislaus August Poniatowski, Russian Emperor Alexander I, King of France Louis XVIII and others-used to stay there on their visits to Vilnius […]
Russian Orthodox Church of the Blessed Mother of God
This Russian Orthodox church in Vilnius stands on the left bank of the Vilnia River, close to the ensemble of the Churches of St. Anne and Bernardins. Its cube-like volume and cupola dominate in the valley […]
Gothic Brick Architecture in Vilnius: Pilies (Castle) Str.
Example of Gothic brick architecture from the turn of the 16th century in Pilies Str. No. 12. The building belonged to the clergy and rented to goldsmiths, a surgeon, and pharmacists […]
Tyzenhauzų Str. building in Vilnius
The historical building in Tyzenhauzų Str. in Vilnius […]
St. Johns’ Church
St. John’s Church in Vilnius was consecrated for saints having the name John. The first church was built soon after the Christianization of Lithuania in 1387 […]
The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
The first brick constructions of the palace are from the turn of the 14th century […]
Church of Our Lord Jesus and the Trinitarian Monastery
The Trinitarian Church of Our Lord Jesus is situated north of the Sapieha estate, on the former possessions of the Sapiehas family […]
Photo Slider Old Town in Vilnius: Vilnius University and Monastery Quarter
The exhibition of photographs of Vilnius University and Monastery Quarter of Old Town in Vilnius. All photographs are copyrighted by Vladislav B. Sotirovic […]
Alumnatas Courtyard
The buildings surrounding Alumnatas Courtyard held the papal spiritual seminary in the period from 1582 to 1798 […]
