Lithuania · Vilnius: A Landscape Like No Other

📍 Vilnius ✅As Lithuania's capital and largest city, Vilnius boasts an Old Town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 🏰 Vilnius Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanislaus and Vladislaus Nestled at the foot of Gediminas Hill on Cathedral Square, ✅this Gothic-style wooden church, built between 1387 and 1388, stands alongside a 57-meter bell tower, dominating the square. 👑 Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania 📣Adjacent to the cathedral, this museum chronicles the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 🔮 Gediminas Castle and Castle Tower 📣A complex featuring old and new arsenals, defensive fortifications, and its iconic tower.🔔 🏺 St. Anne's Church 📣A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, this all-brick church is crowned with a central tower surrounded by 🌞smaller spires. Legend has it that Napoleon, enchanted by its beauty during his eastward campaign, wished to "carry it back to Paris in the palm of his hand."🔔 🚪 Gates of Dawn (Aušros Vartai) 🌞The sole surviving gate of Vilnius's original nine, built in the 16th century. Its chapel houses the revered Black Madonna of Vilnius, one of Polish Catholicism's holiest icons.🔔 🎞️ St. Casimir Church 🌞A 17th-century Baroque church with twin Rococo towers, now primarily a concert hall. ⛲ Vilnius Town Hall 🔔Originally Gothic, the current Neoclassical structure dates to 1799 and has served as a public institution since 2001. #Lithuania #VilniusChurches #AmberArtGallery