A Virtual Journey Through Historical Vilnius & New Trakai
In 1988 the book stocks of the Library amounted to 5 million volumes. The initiative of readers increased immensely. The Library mounted a number of meetings and events dedicated to eminent cultural personalities who started the movement of National Revival in past years […]
On the highest point of Basanavičiaus Str. in Vilnius stands the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine built on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Russian ruling imperial dynasty of the Romanovs in 1913 […]
The Kenessa of Vilnius is built from 1911 to 1923 in the Moorish style. It is one of two open Kenessas in Lithuania (another one is in New Trakai) […]
Vilnius has the most northern Baroque & the most eastern Gothic Old Town in Europe. Enjoy the panoramic view from the platform of the Gediminas Tower (Upper Castle Tower) […]
Town Hall Square in Vilnius is the large open space, in fact, in the shape of a triangle. It was created by the divergence of two roads, one to Medininkai and the other to Rūdninkai […]
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 […]
A Jewish Quarter (known as a ghetto in West Europe) was formed in the Middle Ages in Vilnius in the area bordered Dominikonų, Vokiečių and Stiklų Streets in today’s Old Town […]
Monument erected to Jonas Basanavičiaus in the square in Vilnius in front of the building of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in November 2018 […]
A gleaming white monument in Vilnius marks the site of the former Crooked Castle. That was a sprawling wooden structure and was destroyed in the siege by the forces of the Teutonic Order and Vytautas the Great in 1390 […]
The Vilnius Picture Gallery (Didžioji Str. No. 5) displays Lithuanian art from the 15th century up to the beginning of the 20th century […]
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 […]
