This by-street in Vilnius on its southwest side has the Dominican Monastery, and on the opposite side – the Church of St. Ignatius and the ensemble of the Jesuit Novitiate […]
Tag: Old Town
Adam Mickiewicz Courtyard of the Vilnius University
A passageway in the east leads from the smallest Courtyard of Arcades in the Old Campus of the Vilnius University to Adam Mickiewicz Courtyard […]
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 […]
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 Defensive Wall of Vilnius
In 1503-1522, Vilnius was surrounded by a defensive wall. The construction of a brick defensive wall around Vilnius was provided for in the privilege of King of Poland and Grand Duke Jogaila of March 22nd, 1387, by which the Magdeburg Law was granted to the city […]
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 […]
Stiklų St. in the Old Town in Vilnius
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 […]
The Library Courtyard of the Vilnius University
The main entrance to the Vilnius University ensemble and the main entrance to the Central Library of the Vilnius University is from the Library Courtyard […]
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 […]
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 […]
