The Church of St. Anne in Vilnius is probably the most famous building in the city. It is a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic, nearly unsurpassed in the world […]
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Lithuania – Geographical Center of Europe
In 1992 the French National Geography Institute carried out new calculations, according to which, the geographical centre of Europe is located 25 km to the North from Lithuania’s capital Vilnius […]
The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
By the Neris riverside in Vilnius, there is the Library palace built-in 1885 on the site where the old estate of the magnate family of Radziwiłł was […]
Lakes of Trakai
30 km west of Vilnius the town of New Trakai, its reconstructed immense Lake Galvė Island Castle, and the surroundings, including Old Trakai and 32 lakes, are protected within the Trakai Historical National Park, established in 1991 […]
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 […]
Jonas Basanavičius Monument in Vilnius
Monument erected to Jonas Basanavičiaus in the square in Vilnius in front of the building of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in November 2018 […]
Napoleon’s Grande Armée in New Trakai in 1812
In June 1812, Napoleon’s soldiers crossed the River of Nemen and entered the territory of the Russian Empire including New Trakai and Vilnius as well […]
The Museum of Archaeology of Lithuania
The museum is located in the building of the Old Arsenal in Vilnius […]
Karaites of New Trakai
Upon returning from battle in the Crimea, Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas settled the Karaites, both soldiers, and civilians (a total of 383 families) in a free area of the town of New Trakai between the two castles (the Peninsula Castle and the Island Castle) in 1398 […]
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 […]
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 […]
