The palace has always been representational: rulers, kings and kings-to-be-Napoleon, Stanislaus August Poniatowski, Russian Emperor Alexander I, King of France Louis XVIII and others-used to stay there on their visits to Vilnius […]
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S. Skapo Street
S. Skapo Street is one of the most typical Vilnius Old Town by-streets, narrow, curved, distinguished by the interplay of light and shadows […]
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 […]
