Facts About Gates of Dawn The landmark is mentioned in a poem of Maksim Bahdanovich Pahonia (1913) and its emblem Pahonia, as well as in Pan Tadeusz. In the 16th-century city gates often contained religious artefacts intended to guard the city from attacks and to bless travellers. On 4 September 1993 Pope John Paul II […]
Bernardine Park Facts Until the 14th century, in the territory of Bernardine garden there was a Lithuanian pagan saint oaks wood. In 1864 the Russian tsar government closed the Bernardine garden, but about twenty years later the townspeople recovered this garden. It was reconstructed according to A. V. Strauss and Jakub Jasiński project. In 2013, […]
Facts About Vingis Park Vingis Park is the largest park in Vilnius, Lithuania. Lady Gaga has performed at this venue for her first concert in Baltic country on August 21, 2012 at Vingis Park in Vilnius as a part of her The Born This Way Ball Tour in front of 14,853 people. Vingis Park covers […]
Gediminas Castle Tower Facts The first wooden fortifications were built by Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The first brick castle was completed in 1409 by Grand Duke Vytautas. Gediminas’ Tower is the remaining part of the Upper Castle in Vilnius, Lithuania. A reconstruction of the Royal Palace of Lithuania was completed in 2009 and is […]
Facts About Vilnius Cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. It is situated in Vilnius Old Town, just off Cathedral Square. The cathedral and the belfry were thoroughly renovated from 2006 to 2008. During the Soviet regime initially, the cathedral was converted […]
Facts About Three Crosses The original three crosses was torn down in 1950 by order of the Soviet authorities. A new monument designed by Henrikas Šilgalis was erected in its place in 1989. Three Crosses is a prominent monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the Hill of Three Crosses, originally known as the Bald Hill, in […]
Facts About Vilnius Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The name of the city originates from the Vilnia River, from the Lithuanian for surge. Before the Magdeburg rights were granted to […]