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) […]
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary and the Franciscan Monastery
Tag: Old Town
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 […]
Church of the Holy Spirit & Former Dominican Monastery (Exterior)
This Vilnius church was built in 1441, and soon after given to the Dominican Order for their monastic needs. The church acquired its present appearance in 1749-1770 […]
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 […]
Literatų Street
This is by-street in Vilnius branches off from Pilies St. and goes in a broken line towards the Church of St. Archangel Michael […]
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislaus
The Cathedral is today in the Classicist style with the impressive bell tower (belfry). In 1783-1801 it was redesigned by famous Lithuanian Classicist architect Laurynas Gucevičius. The Cathedral’s most valuable part is the spacious Baroque-style St. Casimir’s Chapel which was built from 1610 to 1632 for holding the remains of Lithuanian St. Casimir (declared in 1604 by Pope Clemens VIII as the saint […]
The Bastion of Vilnius
The Bastion, an artillery fortification, was built near Vilnius’ defensive wall in the first half of the 17th century […]
Church of St. Nicholas
This is one of the oldest churches in Vilnius. The first church in this spot was built by German merchants in the 14th century […]
Library Courtyard of Vilnius University
The main entrance to Vilnius University’s ensemble of the Old Campus is in the open Library Courtyard. From this courtyard, among other things, the Observatory Tower can be seen […]
