The Gediminid-Jagiellonian dynasty
The Gediminids-Jagiellonians was a royal dynasty of monarchs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland that reigned from the 14th to the 16th century. Also, members of this dynasty reigne...
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Vilniaus street in Šiauliai
Vilniaus street, “The Boulevard”, is the central street of Šiauliai city. Vilniaus Street in Šiauliai became pedestrianized boulevard in 1975 and it was the third such a venue in Europe a...
Šiauliai
Šiauliai is the fourth largest city in Lithuania. The city was first mentioned in written sources as Soule in Livonian Order chronicles describing the battle of Saule. Thus, the city’s founding date ...
Marijampolė
Marijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Suvalkija region of Lithuania. The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges. The settlement was origina...
The Hill of Crosses – Kryžių kalnas
The Hill of Crosses – Kryžių kalnas is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is unce...
The Town Hall of Kaunas
The Town Hall of Kaunas (Lithuanian: Kauno rotušė) stands in the middle of the Town Hall Square at the heart of the Old Town. The construction of Kaunas town hall started in 1542. At first it was a o...
Lukiškės Square (Lukiškių aikštė) in Vilnius
Lukiškės Square (Lukiškių aikštė) is the largest square in Vilnius, located in the center of the city. A major street in Vilnius, Gediminas Avenue, passes by the southern border of the square. Betwee...
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in Vilnius
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church (Lithuanian: Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic Church located in the Antakalnis neighbourhood of Vilnius. It is the centerpiece of a former mo...
Cathedral of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai
The heart of the Šiauliai city is the Cathedral of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul. The church is Lithuania’s most prominent example of Renaissance-mannerist architecture. From whatever direction ...
Klaipėda University building complex
Klaipėda University is the youngest in all Lithuania. The building complex of the University was established 1904-1907. Firstly, neogothic-style building complex was used as the barracks for the Germ...
