I decided to spend today visiting countless churches and Orthodox churches in Vilnius. At the beginning, for me, the architecturally most beautiful is the Church of St. Anna.
The church is located right on the banks of the Vileyka River. Built in the late Gothic style of Gdańsk. The church was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The temple has an impressive lace façade, decorated with 33 types of brick fittings. The furnishings of the church are neo-Gothic. In the main altar there is a painting of St. Anna Samotar. Next to the church, there is a neo-Gothic belfry from 1874.
The time has come for one of the city’s greatest attractions. Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Bishop and St. Ladislaus is the burial place of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and the King of Poland, Alexander Jagiellon. It is a building in the classicist style. It was rebuilt and rebuilt many times. The new cathedral retained the three-tiered layout derived from the Gothic cathedral. The basilica is located in the historic centre of Vilnius. There is a bell tower next to the Cathedral.
The time has come to see one of the most interesting churches in the city. The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in the monastery complex of the same name. The present church is kept in the classical style, although traces of the earlier Baroque style are clearly visible. The facade of the building was built according to the principles of symmetry, with two towers crowned with domes 49 meters high. The only decoration of the towers are Doric pilasters.
This is the last sacral building that I recommend you to visit during your stay in Vilnius. The Church of St. Catherine has one nave with a high apse and two towers on both sides of the façade. The interior of the church is covered with stucco and there are a number of statues. The main altar is decorated with sculptures by Józef Woszczyński.
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