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The Gate of Dawn, or "Sharp Gate" is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious, historical and cultural monuments. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.
2. Trakų Vokės koplyčia
Trakai Vokė Chapel, as well as the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Chapel-Mausoleum of Counts Tiškevičius – functioning in the Church of the Annunciation of the Lord of Lentvaris. Parish chapel for the Virgin Mary, located in the south-west of Vilnius, in Trakai Vokė, 0.6 km north of Vilnius–Trakai road. The chapel is located in the mausoleum chapel of the former Trakai Vokė manor. An arrow of the attraction is directed to the manor. It is the chapel of the family of Counts Tiškevičiai, which stands on the outskirts of the manor house, near the southern gate to the park at the intersection of E. Andrė and J. Tiškevičius streets.
3. Tuputiškių serpantinas
Vilnius Tuputiškės Serpentine is the only cobblestone serpentine in Lithuania, built in the eastern part of Vilnius, west of Naujoji Vilnia. The raizgyt road is located in Tuputiškės, a forested section of Ring Street in pavilniai regional park. The street connects The Lower Pavilnis with the High Pavilnis. Neither in length nor in height, this serpentine can not compare with mountain serpentines, but in the steepness of the bends it is definitely not inferior to them. In 1997, it was added to the List of Cultural Heritage Objects. A road sign indicating the place of interest is placed next to it.
4. Žemaitės skv.
Žemaitė Square is a Lithuanian square located in Vilnius, Naujamiestis, near Gediminas Avenue. Named after the writer Žemaitė (1845–1921). In the square stands a monument to Žemaitė. It was built in 1971. Sculptor Petras Aleksandravičius. According to the approved development program of Vilnius Žemaitė Square, in 2004 it was planned to build an art gallery of The Classic of Lithuanian Art Antanas Gudaitis in the square with a hotel, a commercial center and a common-use courtyard for long-term rent.
5. Contemporary Art Center
Contemporary Art Centre – art institution, established in 1992 by Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. CAC has replaced the Arts Exhibition Palace and took over its building in Vilnius, 2 Vokiečių street. CAC contains five exposition rooms and a cinema hall. In 1997 FLUXUS cabinet of George Maciunas was opened, housing a permanent exhibition of fluxus artworks, assembled from private collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman. Since 2005 CAC the periodic journal "ŠMC/CAC Interviu" is issued by CAC.
6. Sapiegų rūmai
Sapieha Palace 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. The palace is surrounded by the remains of the 17th-century formal park, with parterres, ponds, and avenues. The impressive Baroque gate secures the entrance to the park from Antakalnis street and the other gate is on the opposite side of the park, near the palace. Both of them were restored in 2012.
7. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania is a palace in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was originally constructed in the 15th century for the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the future Kings of Poland. The palace, located in the lower castle of Vilnius, evolved over the years and prospered during the 16th and mid-17th centuries. For four centuries the palace was the political, administrative and cultural centre of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was demolished in 1801.
Wikipedia: Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (EN), Website
8. Šv. diakono Stepono bažnyčia
Vilnius st. St. Stephen's Church is a former church in Vilnius, station district, Geležinkelio str. 41. The church was built renaissance, reconstructed during the period of classicism. Under the layer of plaster, a partially preserved unique wall painting of friezes was unveiled. The church is located in the courtyard of the warehouses, which is difficult to get to. The facades of the church have been restored, fragments of graphite have been restored.
9. Vilniaus Išganytojo bažnyčia
The Church of Jesus the Redeemer is a Roman Catholic church in the Antakalnis eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was founded by the Lithuanian Grand Hetman and Voivode of Vilnius Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger and the Trinitarians in 1694. Its architect is Pietro Perti, who is also the author of the nearby Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The church, Trinitarians Monastery and the Sapieha Palace with its park formed a magnificent Baroque ensemble.
10. Panerių Šv. Jėzaus Nukryžiuotojo koplyčia
St. Patrick's Church in Panthers. The Chapel of the Crucifixion of Jesus is a cemetery chapel located in the south-east of Vilnius, in Lower Paneriai, at the intersection of the A1 Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda and A4 Vilnius–Varėna–Grodno roads. Accessible by leaving Vilnius by Savanorių avenue. When climbing the paneriai hills, turn right at the overpass of Galvė Street. After leaving Volunteer Avenue, it's still about 120m to drive.
Wikipedia: Panerių Šv. Jėzaus Nukryžiuotojo koplyčia (LT), Website
11. Crooked Hill
The Crooked Hill, or The Bald Mountain, the Hill of Three Crosses – a mountain in the Old Town of Vilnius, which stands 300 m east of Pilies Hill, on the left of the Neris River and on the right bank of vilnia, on a high hill at the confluence of Vilnia and Neris. The Crooked Castle, which was sown here, is one of the defensive castles of Vilnius. The mountain is best known for the monument of the Three Crosses erected here.
12. The Hill of the Three Crosses
Three Crosses is a prominent monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the Hill of Three Crosses, originally known as the Bald Hill, in Kalnai Park. According to a legend, which finds its source in some historic events, seven Franciscan friars were beheaded on top of this hill. Wooden crosses have been sited in the location since the early 17th century, and they became a symbol of the city and an integral part of the city's skyline.
13. Vilniaus Šv. kankinės Kotrynos cerkvė
The Church of St. Catherine of Vilnius is an Orthodox church consecrated in honor of the holy martyr Catherine, built in 1872 in the Žvėrynas district at the expense of the Governor-General of Vilnius Alexander Potapov in memory of his wife Ekaterina Potapova. The church stands on the banks of the Neris River, near the Vingis Park Bridge, near the intersection of S. Moniuška and Birutė streets, at S. Moniuškos str. 58.
14. Tuskulėnai Manor Palace
Tuskulėnai Manor is a neoclassical manor in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is best known as burial grounds of people executed by the KGB in 1944–1947. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the manor was reconstructed and the park was transformed into a memorial to the victims of Soviet repressions. It is administered by the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center.
15. St. Anne's Church
Vilnius st. Ona Church is a Catholic church in the Old Town of Vilnius, on the left bank of Vilnia. It was built between 1495 and 1501 and burned more than once, rebuilt, renovated, reconstructed and restored. St. The ensemble of ona and Bernardinai churches is the most famous Gothic monument in Lithuania, which was included in the Register of Cultural Values of the Republic of Lithuania in 1992.
16. Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania
The Presidential Palace, located in Vilnius Old Town, is the official office of the president of Lithuania. The palace dates back to the 14th century and during its history it has undergone various reconstructions, supervised by prominent architects, including Laurynas Gucevičius and Vasily Stasov. In 1997 the palace became the official seat of the president of Lithuania.
17. Šv. Teresės bažnyčia
Vilnius st. St. Teresa's Church is a church that stands in the southern part of Vilnius Old Town near the Gates of Dawn. In front of the church there is a site of an irregular quadrangle, from the north and northeast is bordered by the buildings and fence of the Orthodox Monastery of st. Spirit. The church in the style of late Renaissance, Baroque and late classicism.
18. Antavilių Radziševskių koplyčia
Antaviliai Radziševskiai Chapel, or The Rose Chapel of Our Lady of The Rosary, is a brick burial chapel of former landlords Radziševskiai, which operated in the interwar period. It is located in the northeast of Vilnius city center, in Antakalnis eldership, antaviliai. It is accessible by leaving Vilnius by Nemenčinė highway, about 10 km northeast of Antakalnis.
19. Reformatų parkas
Reformatai Park – a park (square) located in the center of Vilnius city, near Pylimas Street, opposite the Vilnius Evangelical Reformed Church, was founded during the Soviet period on the site of the former Evangelical Reformed Cemetery. Next to it is the stop of public transport "Reformatai stop". The park is administered by Všį "Vilnius City Parks".
20. MO Museum
MO Museum is a modern art museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. As a private initiative of Lithuanian scientists and philanthropists Danguolė Butkienė and Viktoras Butkus, it functioned as an art museum without walls for about ten years. The collection of 5,000 modern and contemporary pieces contains major Lithuanian artworks from the 1950s to the present day.
21. Icon of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn is the prominent Christian icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by the faithful in the Chapel of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania. The painting was historically displayed above the Vilnius city gate; city gates of the time often contained religious artifacts intended to ward off attacks and bless passing travelers.
22. St. Johns' Church
Vilnius st. St. John the Baptist and St. John the Baptist. The Church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist stands in the Old Town of Vilnius, on the territory of Vilnius University. Has Gothic, Baroque and classicist features. Mass is held in Lithuanian. The bell tower of the church (1610) is the tallest building in the Old Town of Vilnius.
Wikipedia: Vilniaus Šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir Šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia (LT)
23. Aštuonių klevų ratas Vileišių sodyboje
The circle of eight maples in vileišiai homestead is an exclusive group of maples growing in Vilnius, Antakalnis, near the Petras Vileišis Palace, which was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. The circle of trees rustles near the southern corner of the palace, visible from the intersection of K. Būga and Antakalnis streets.
24. Švč. Mergelės Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo bažnyčia
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Žvėrynas, one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, which was for the most part completed in 1925. The initial project of the church was only partly implemented as due to the Great Depression and World War II the towers of the church were not built.
Wikipedia: Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vilnius (EN)
25. Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit
The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit is a Russian Orthodox church in the Vilnius Old Town, capital of Lithuania, rebuilt 1749–1753 in the Vilnian Baroque style. The monastery serves as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania. It should not be confused with the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
26. Šnipiškės bunkers
The Spyiškiai munitions bunker complex of the Polish army's Vilnius crew is five ammunition bunkers in Vilnius, Spyiškės, near the western edge of the intersection of Geležinis Vilkas and Žalgiris streets, at the foot of ferret hill. Built in the interwar period, during the occupation of Vilnius region by order of the Polish army.
27. Museum of Applied Art
The Museum of Applied Arts and Design is a subdivision of the Lithuanian Art Museum, founded in 1987 in the old arsenal of Vilnius Lower Castle in the XVI century, which was rebuilt in 1987. The collections of the museum contain works of fine and applied art of Lithuania and foreign countries from the XIV century to the present day.
28. Bank of Lithuania Money Museum
The Money Museum of the Bank of Lithuania is a museum established by the Bank of Lithuania, located in a building belonging to the bank's palace complex at Totorių str. 2/8, Vilnius. There is a museum exposition in Kaunas. Visiting the museum and excursions are free of charge. The leader is historian Asta Ravaitytė-Kučinskienė.
29. Staviškių piliakalnis
Staviškių mound, Naujoji Verkiai – a mound in the territory of Vilnius city municipality, in Staviškės, Verkiai eldership, Verkiai regional park. It is reached by verkiai street after driving almost to its end, it is located on the left in the west, 250 m without reaching Goat Street, in front of the collective gardens.
30. Church of St. Francis
Vilnius st. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, more commonly known as the Bernardine Church in Vilnius, stands in the Old Town of Vilnius, on the left bank of vilnia near the Sereikiškės Park, traditionally called the Bernardinai Garden. It belongs to the Bernardine monks. Mass is held in Lithuanian, Latin and English.
31. Vilkeliškių piliakalnis
Vilkeliškių mound, Krugla Gura – a mound in the territory of Vilnius district municipality, in Vilkeliškės, Zujūnai eldership. It is accessible from Vilnius Pilaitė district by driving west towards Kriaučiūnai, is located on the left south of the road, only after passing between baltis and Gilužis lakes.
32. Railway Museum
The Railway Museum is a Museum of Lithuania, an institution that collects, preserves and promotes museum values related to the history of railways and their activities in Lithuania, operating in Vilnius, Geležinkelio str. 16. Director – Vitalija Lapėnienė, founder and sponsor – AB "Lietuvos geležinkeliai".
33. Valakampių atodanga
The Valakampiai outcrop is an outcrop in the northern part of Vilnius, in the Valakampiai microdistrict, on the wooded right bank of the Neris River. The outcrop was formed almost halfway between Valakampiai Bridge and 1st Valakampiai Beach, 0.25 km south of the intersection of Vaidilutė and Nesteika streets.
34. Pilaitės piliavietė
Pilaitė Mound, Pilaitė – a mound in Pilaitė microdistrict in Vilnius, on the left bank of the Sudervėlė stream, right next to pilaitė manor. Next to it is another mound of unknown origin, which is called the Tombs of the Crusaders, which indicates that battles with the Crusaders took place here.
35. Šv. Kryžiaus bažnyčia
Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in the Vilnius Old Town. Initially, in 1543 a chapel was built which was later expanded and rebuilt. The current towers were built in 1725. Following the fire in 1737 the church was reconstructed and a late baroque interior was installed.
36. Šv. Juozapo a.
Hazel Owl Square is a Lithuanian square located in Vilnius, the Old Town, at the intersection of Basilian, Horse and All Saints streets. Named after the writer Hazel Owl (1867–1926). For about 100 years, until the second half of the XIX century, stood st. St. Joseph's Fiancée Church.
37. Antakalnio bunkeriai
Antakalnis ammunition bunkers of the Vilnius crew of the Polish army – in the interwar period, in 1924–1926, a bunker complex was built in Vilnius, Antakalnis, sapieginė hills, at the entrances of Šilo Street. An information stand was erected nearby, a parking lot was equipped.
38. Vilniaus gynybinės sienos Bastėja
The bastea of the defensive wall of Vilnius is a fortification structure built in the first half of the XVII century, consisting of a tower, an underground cannon room and a tunnel connecting them. It is considered an integral part of the defensive wall of Vilnius.
39. All Saints Church
All Saints Church is a Baroque-style church in Vilnius, Lithuania. All Saints church was built between 1620 and 1630 and was adopted for Carmelites' needs. In the second half of the 17th century, the church was linked with a monastery and formed a single complex.
40. Pavilnio Kristaus Karaliaus ir Šv. Kūdikėlio Jėzaus Teresės bažnyčia
St. John the King of Pavilnis and St. John the Baptist. The church of the infant Jesus Teresa is a church that stands in the eastern part of Vilnius, in the High Pavilion. Services are held in Lithuanian and Polish. The only wooden Catholic church in Vilnius.
Wikipedia: Vilniaus (Pavilnio) Kristaus Karaliaus ir Šv. Kūdikėlio Jėzaus bažnyčia (LT)
41. Kučkuriškių piliakalnis
Kučkuriškės Mound or Naujoji Vilnia Mound, Barsukynė Hill – a mound in Vilnius, Naujoji Vilnia eldership, Kučkuriškės, surrounded from the south by vilnia valley. It is located in pavilniai regional park, Ancučiai landscape reserve, hilly surface.
42. Keistuolių teatras
Keistuolių Teatras is a Lithuanian theatre troupe. It was founded in 1989 by actors Ilona Balsytė, Aidas Giniotis and Sigutis Jačėnas and theatre director Romualdas Vikšraitis. The theatre produces plays and music for general public and children.
43. Choral Synagogue, Vilnius
The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is still in use. The other synagogues were destroyed partly during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany, and partly by the Soviet authorities after the war.
44. Vilniaus Švč. Dievo Motinos Užtarėjos sentikių cerkvė
Vilnius Švč. The Church of the Old Believers of the Intercessor of Our Lady of The Intercessor is the house of worship of the old believers in Vilnius. Located in the Naujaininkai district, on a hill, where there is a cemetery of old believers.
Wikipedia: Vilniaus Švč. Dievo Motinos Užtarėjos sentikių cerkvė (LT)
45. Naujosios Vilnios pilkapynas
The barrow of Naujoji Vilnia is an ancient barrow in Vilnius, Rokantiškės, Pavilniai Regional Park. It is located on a hill, which lies above the Vilnia valley and A. V. Kojalavičiaus street, surrounded from the north by the Barsukynė forest.
46. Šv. Mikalojaus Stebukladario cerkvė
Vilnius Lukiškiai prison st. St. Nicholas' Church stands in Vilnius in Lukiškės. Built with the prison in 1904. Belonged to the Orthodox. Since 2023, believers of the Universal (Constantinople) Patriarchate have been praying there on Sundays.
Wikipedia: Vilniaus Lukiškių kalėjimo Šv. Nikolajaus cerkvė (LT), Website
47. Vilniaus (Kalvarijų) Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia
Calvary St. The Church of the Cross is a church that stands in the Jerusalem of Vilnius, on the right bank of the Neris River. In the late Baroque style. Enters the territory of the Verkiai Regional Park. Mass is held in Lithuanian and Polish.
Wikipedia: Vilniaus (Kalvarijų) Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia (LT), Website
48. Šv. Jono Bosko bažnyčia
Vilnius st. St. John Bosco's Church is a Roman Catholic church, which stands in Vilnius, Hazel, Erfurto str. 3. Construction began in 1992. The author of the project was architect Vytautas Edmundas Čekanauskas (1930-2010). Completed in 2002.
49. Bekes Hill
The hills near Bekais Mountain, in Oakland, you keep. Bekesh Tombstone, an octagonal tower with a height of 20 meters and a diameter of 4 meters, has a villa on the back, which was washed by water on the hillside in 1838 and 1841.
50. Vilniaus Šv. Juozapo bažnyčia
Vilnius st. St. Joseph's Church is a newly built Catholic church in Vilnius, pilaitė microdistrict, Tolminkiemio str. 4. Vilnius st. St. Joseph's (Pilaitė) parish belongs to st. Joseph's church in Vilnius. St. Joseph's Chapel.
51. Vilniaus Švč. Trejybės bažnyčia
Church of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church in Trinapolis, one of the parts of Lithuania's capital Vilnius. The church was built in 1715–1721 and consecrated in 1722. However, its towers were completed only in 1772.
Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity in Trinapolis, Vilnius (EN)
52. Musem of the church legacy
The Museum of Ecclesiastical Heritage is a museum of sacred art treasures of the Archdiocese of Vilnius, located in vilnius st. in the premises of the church of the archangel Michael and the former monastery of the Bernardines.
53. Reformed Church
Evangelical Reformed Church is a Continental Reformed Protestantic church in the Vilnius Old Town which was built in 1830–1835 according to a project of Karol Podczaszyński. In 2008 a new organ was installed in the church.
54. Plikakalnio atodanga
The naked hill outcrop is an outcrop in Vilnius, hazel microdistrict. It is the second highest outcrop in Lithuania, formed in the territory of Vilnius city, on the wooded right bank of the Neris river opposite Vingis Park.
55. Švč. M. Marijos Ramintojos bažnyčia
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation is a Roman Catholic church in the Vilnius Old Town which was built by the Augustinians in 1746–1768. It is the last landmark of the Vilnian Baroque architectural style.
Wikipedia: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation, Vilnius (EN)
56. Kairėnų dvaras
Kairėnai Manor was a residential manor in Kairėnai near Vilnius, Lithuania. Only a few buildings and park survived until nowadays. Currently its territory is occupied by the Botanical Garden of Vilnius University.
57. House of the Signatories
The House of the Signatories is a Lithuanian historic landmark on Pilies Street, Vilnius, where on February 16, 1918, the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by twenty members of the Council of Lithuania.
58. Panerių geležinkelio tunelis
The Paneriai railway tunnel is one of the two railway tunnels in Lithuania. Excavated under the hills in the Paneriai forest, Vilnius. The height of the tunnel is 6.4 m, width – 8 m, length – 427 m.
59. Vilniaus kenesa
Vilnius Kenesa is a Karaite Judaism Kenesa in Žvėrynas, one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, which was consecrated in 1923. Its windows has Moorish Revival architectural style decor on the exterior.
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