Stiklų St. is one of the oldest and most important streets in the Old Town of Vilnius that is as well as one of the most attractive streets for the tourists […]
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The Russian Street in Vilnius
The Russian Street (Rusų gatvė) in the Old Town of Vilnius was in the Middle Ages the backbone of the Russian (East European Christian Orthodox) Quarter of the city […]
The Inner Courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius
The palace is built in the late Classical (Empire) style, monumental and solemn. Having designed many significant buildings in St. Petersburg, architect Stasov followed the patterns of St. Petersburg architecture in Vilnius as well […]
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 […]
Trakų Street in Vilnius
Trakų Street in Vilnius was and is one of the most important streets in the Old Town connecting Vilniaus St. and Vokiečių St. with Pylimo St. […]
Dominikonų Street in Vilnius
Dominikonų St. takes its name from the Dominican friary that was established on the street in 1501, though later so many people active in political life lived here that it used to be called unofficially “Senator’s Row” […]
Šiltadaržio St. in Vilnius
Šiltadaržio St. in the Old Town of Vilnius connects Bernardinų St. with B. Radvilaitės St. […]
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 […]
Courtyard of the Medical Collegium (2)
The yard is the best and most probably the single place in Vilnius from where to admire the spectacularly decorated top of the apse of the Church of St. John’s (the church in the grand courtyard of the University of Vilnius) […]
Vilnius Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree decoration in Vilnius in front of Cathedral Basilica, December 2019 […]
The Central Buildings of the Old Campus of the 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 […]
