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) […]
Tag: Old Town in Vilnius
Tyszkiewicz Estate in Trakų St. 1 in Vilnius
Tyszkiewicz estate is one of the most significant Empire buildings in Vilnius. In 1783, a house on this site mentioned since the 15th century was reconstructed by Laurynas Gucevičius, and in 1840 by Tomasz Tyszecki […]
The Suzin’s Family Mausoleum Chapel
There was a cemetery in the square near Trakų St. in Vilnius, where the aristocrat of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, M. Suzin, built a Baroque-style family mausoleum chapel in 1708 […]
Bernardinų Street in Vilnius
This street is one of the most picturesque ones in Vilnius with interesting perspectives […]
The Jewish Street and Gaon Street in the Old Town of Vilnius
The Jewish St. and Gaon St. were all the time the center and axis of the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius’ Old Town […]
The Renaissance Palace Garden in Vilnius
The Renaissance garden of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius was established by the Lithuanian Grand Duchess of the Italian origin Bona Sforza (1494-1557) in the first half of the 16th century […]
House-Monument with Gothic Façade
Around Rūdninkų Square in the Old Town of Vilnius, there are several houses-monuments like in Karmelitų St. with renovated Gothic details on the exterior and the 17th-century decorative roof beams in the interior […]
Tower St. (Bokšto g-ve) in Vilnius
Tower (Bokšto) Str. in Vilnius takes its name from the fortifications at the top of the street which formerly guarded the eastern approaches to the city […]
Vilnius Castle Museum (Western Tower of the Upper Castle)
The Upper Castle of Vilnius was restored and partially rebuilt at various times. The last major restoration work was completed in 1960 when the Vilnius Castle Museum opened in the Western (Gediminas) Tower […]
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 […]
Bursa (Student Dormitory) Courtyard at Vilnius University’s Old Campus
The buildings surrounding the courtyard housed a dormitory for poor students […]
