Between the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and Antakalnis Cemetery there is a large plot of land with remnants of the 17th-century noble estate by the great Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Casimir Sapieha the Younger (1637-1720) who built a palace on this site in 1691 […]
Tag: Baroque
Church of St. Theresa and the Monastery of the Barefoot Carmelites
The Church of St. Theresa is one of the most excellent examples of early Baroque monuments in Vilnius […]
Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption and former Missionary Monastery in Vilnius […]
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius
The present Baroque Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was built by Michael Casimir Pac (1624-1682) […]
A Dominican Monastery at the Church of the Holy Spirit
In Old Town in Vilnius, at the Church of the Holy Spirit, on St. Ignatius St., a Dominican monastery was established in 1501 […]
Church of St. Jacob and Philip (2)
The Church of St. Jacob and Philip in Vilnius was built on the Lukiškių Square in 1624. However, the present building dates from late 17th century […]
St. John Steet in Vilnius
St. John St. in Vilnius is a short street, and one of the city’s oldest. It is named after the Vilnius University church. Its name was first recorded in 1530 […]
University Street in Vilnius
The street is named after Vilnius University est. 1579. The western boundary of the old campus of Vilnius University goes along this street. The University St. is one of the main and most important streets in the Old Town of Vilnius […]
The Church of St. George the Martyr
The Church of St.George the Martyr in Vilnius was built in 1506 for the Carmelite monks who had settled in the Radziwiłł Estate and for whose maintenance Vilnius Voivode Michael Radziwiłł allotted land and funding as well […]
Church of St. Theresa (Interior)
The church of St. Theresa in Vilnius is built in 1633-1654 along with a basilican design and has a wide center and two narrow naves and a blind cupola (unseen from the outside) […]