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Military Ordinariate of Lithuania

The Military Ordinariate of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and their families.

Orthodox Church of Saint Euphrosyne in Vilnius

View over the Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace (Lithuanian: Prezidentūra), located in Vilnius Old Town, is the official office and eventual official residence of the President of Lithuania.

Divine Mercy Sanctuary

The Divine Mercy Sanctuary or the Holy Trinity Church in Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Dievo Gailestingumo šventovė) is a shrine dedicated to the Divine Mercy, a devotion originated by Saint Faustina Kowalska.

Contemporary Art Center

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC, Lithuanian: Šiuolaikinio meno centras) – art institution, established in 1992 by Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. CAC has replaced the Arts Exhibition Palace (Lithuanian: Dailės parodų rūmai) and took over its building in Vilnius, 2 Vokiečių street.

Pac Palace

Pac Palace is a building in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania, on Šv. Jonų street, close to Vilnius University. Currently it houses the Polish embassy.

de Choiseul (de Reuss) Palace

The de Choiseul (de Reuss) Palace (Lithuanian: Šuazelių (de Reusų) rūmai; Polish: pałac de Choiseulów (de Reussów)) is a building in Simonas Daukantas square, Vilnius Old Town, Lithuania.

Sapieha Palace

Sapieha Palace (Lithuanian: Sapiegų rūmai, Polish: Pałac Sapiehów w Wilnie) is a High Baroque palace in Sapiegos str., Antakalnis district of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the only surviving of several palaces formerly belonging to the Sapieha family in the city.

Vilniaus universiteto teatras

Vilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, which is the oldest university in the Baltic states, and one of the oldest and most famous in Northern Europe.

Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės valdovų rūmai Vilniaus žemutinėje pilyje; Polish: Zamek Dolny w Wilnie) is a palace in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Gate of Dawn

The Gate of Dawn (Lithuanian: Aušros vartai), or Sharp Gate (Polish: Ostra Brama, Latin: Porta Acialis, Belarusian: Вострая Брама, Lithuanian: Ašmens vartai, Russian: Острая брама) is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious…

Icon of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn (Lithuanian: Aušros Vartų Dievo Motina, Polish: Matka Boska Ostrobramska, Belarusian: Маці Божая Вастрабрамская, German: Mutter Gottes vor den Toren der Morgenröte, Ukrainian: Богородиця біля брами світанку, Russian: ?…

Wall of Vilnius

The Vilnius city wall was a defensive wall around Vilnius, capital city of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was built between 1503 and 1522 for protection from the attacks by the Crimean Khanate at the beginning of the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars.

St. Paraskeva Church

St. Paraskeva Church (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. kankinės Paraskevės cerkvė; Russian: Пятницкая церковь) is the oldest Eastern Orthodox church in Lithuania, located in the capital Vilnius. It is one of only two fully Lithuanian-language parishes of the Orthodox Church in Lithuania.

Church of St. Joseph the Betrothed

Church of St. Joseph the Betrothed (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Juozapo sužadėtinio bažnyčia, Polish: Kościół św. Józefa Oblubieńca) is a demolished Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, which previously was located in Arklių St.

Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius

The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit (Russian: Церковь Святого Духа; Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Dvasios vienuolyno katedra) is a Russian Orthodox church in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, rebuilt 1749–1753 in the Vilnian Baroque style.

The Former Detention House

The National Museum of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus), established in 1952, is a state-sponsored historical museum that encompasses several significant structures and a wide collection of written materials and artifacts. It also organizes archeological digs in Lithuania.

Vileišis Palace

Vileišis Palace is a Neo-baroque style architectural ensemble in Vilnius, Lithuania, built for Petras Vileišis. Vileišis was a prominent Lithuanian engineer, political activist, publisher, and philanthropist who commissioned the palace in 1904 and supervised its construction.

Literatų Street

Literatų Street (literally: Literati Street; Lithuanian: Literatų gatvė) is one of streets in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

Lithuanian art museum

Lithuanian National Museum of Art is the largest national museum in Lithuania collecting, restoring, and conserving art as well as historical objects of cultural value while presenting artefacts of national importance in an astonishing number of exhibition spaces located in the coastal cities and th…

St. Anne's Church

St. Anne's Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Onos bažnyčia; Polish: Kościół św. Anny) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River established circa 1495–1500. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic styles. St.

Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard

The Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard (also known as Bernardine Church) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is located next to St. Anne's Church.

The Hill of the Three Crosses

Three Crosses (Lithuanian: Trys kryžiai, Polish: Góra Trzykrzyska) is a prominent monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the Hill of Three Crosses, originally known as the Bald Hill (Lithuanian: Plikasis kalnas), in Kalnai Park.

Užupis

Užupis (Yiddish: זארעטשע‎, Belarusian: Зарэчча, Russian: Заречье, Polish: Zarzecze) is a neighbourhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, largely located in Vilnius's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bernardinai Cemetery

The Bernardine Cemetery (Lithuanian: Bernardinų kapinės, Polish: Cmentarz Bernadyński), is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Vilnius, Lithuania. It covers about 38,000 square metres and has an estimated 14,000 burial sites.

Operation Ostra Brama

Operation Ostra Brama (lit. Operation Sharp Gate) was an attempt by the Polish Home Army to take over Vilnius (Polish: Wilno) from Nazi Germany's evacuating troops ahead of the approaching Soviet Vilnius Offensive.

Struve Geodetic Arc Point

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian arc.

Trakai Historical National Park

Trakai Historical National Park is a national park in Lithuania. It was designated in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 kilometers west of Vilnius, and the forests, lakes, and villages in its environs. The Park has Category II in the classification of the IUCN.

Old Town

The Old Town of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus senamiestis, Polish: Stare Miasto w Wilnie, Belarusian: Стары горад у Вільнюсе, Russian: Старый город в Вильнюсe), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, has an area of 3.59 square kilome…

Chodkevičiai Palace

Chodkevičiai Palace or Chodkiewicz Palace is a building in Old Town of Vilnius on Didžioji St. Currently it is owned by the Lithuanian Art Museum.Masonry buildings in the palace site date back to the 16th century.

Rasos Cemetery

Rasos Cemetery (Lithuanian: Rasų kapinės, Polish: cmentarz Na Rossie, Belarusian: Могілкі Росы) is the oldest and most famous cemetery in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is named after the Rasos district where it is located.