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	Vilnius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality.
		Vilnius lies 312 km from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport.
		Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vilnius (2875 words)

	Cathedral Square in Vilnius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cathedral Square in Vilnius is the main square of the city's downtown, right in front of the neo-classical Vilnius Cathedral.
		The cathedral square was founded as late as 19th century, during the reconstruction and refurbishment of the cathedral.
		One of the most distinctive features of the square is the Cathedral's bell tower, situated several yards from the cathedral itself, a thing uncommon outside of Italy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_Square_in_Vilnius (634 words)

	Vilnius City Municipality
		During the restoration of the Cathedral, the very first floor, laid in the days of Mindaugas, was found in addition to the remains of the cathedral built in 1387, the altars of a pagan temple, and other archaeological finds.
		It is thought that Julijona, the wife of Algirdas and the mother of Jogaila, established this church in the 14th century and was buried in it.
		Benedictine nuns arrived in Vilnius in 1622 and built a wooden church and nunnery, which was burned down by the Russians in 1655.
	www.vilnius.lt /new/en/gidas.php?open=39&root=1&sub_cat1=81 (5066 words)

	LITUANUS. Vol. 36, No. 1 - Spring 1990
		The Cathedral was constructed by the end of the 14th century.
		The remains of the facade and interior of the 15th century Cathedral are concealed under 18th century classical renovations.
		The Cathedral had arcades, as is evident from panoramas of Vilnius of the 16th century.
	www.lituanus.org /1990_1/90_1_04.htm (1642 words)

	Vilnius Cathedral \| Vilnius \| Travel Story and Pictures from Lithuania
		Vilnius Cathedral is probably the most important - it is built on a place where once the thunder god was worshipped.
		What's more: the Cathedral didn't even function as such, but instead it was used as a gallery to protect it against possible Soviet action.
		The Cathedral and its square, and the belfry tower close to it, are now an important meeting point for Lithuanians.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/europe/vilniuscathedral.shtml (246 words)

	Vilnius city tour
		The capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, is one of the oldest cities in Europe.
		In 1503, Vilnius was surrounded by the defensive wall and since then the town was growing outside.
		The pearl of Vilnius baroque appeared in the city in the second half of the 18th century.
	www.vilnius-hotels.net /tours/city_tour.htm (507 words)

	Sightseeing in Vilnius
		According to the prophecy of the 20th century poet-mystic Oscar Milosz, Vilnius is to become the Athens of the North.
		Vilnius is associated with numerous cathedrals and churches, representing practically all the known architectural styles.
		Trakai, the ancient capital of Lithuania, is 30 km from Vilnius.
	www.vilnius-hotels.net /guide/sights.htm (647 words)

	Vilnius City
		Vilnius was the crossroads of important internal and international merchant routes which led from the Baltic to the Black Sea and from Western Europe to the Middle East.
		The prosperity of Vilnius city is symbolized by a legend about a dream of the grand Duke Gediminas, in which he saw a roaring iron wolf on one of the numerous Vilnius hills, the roar of which was like the roar of a hundred wolves.
		Vilnius is the gateway to Lithuania and the Baltic States, being situated in an advantageous geographical location in Europe.
	www.randburg.com /li/vilniusci.html (1148 words)

	Churches of Vilnius - Travel agency VISIT LITHUANIA
		Casimir's is the oldest Baroque Church in Vilnius, the Patron Saint of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
		Cathedral is classical style at the end of 18th century.
		The Cathedral is the main church in Lithuania.
	www.visitlithuania.net /travelportal/cgi/dir.cgi?dir=164 (205 words)

	Lithuania maps
		The capital, Vilnius, is situated in the south of the country, and despite a population of more than half a million it has a pleasantly relaxed atmosphere.
		Vilnius Cathedral is an important national symbol for Lithuanians.
		There has been a cathedral here since the 14th century, though it was rebuilt in a variety of styles over the years, acquiring its neoclassical exterior between 1783 and 1801.
	www.mtmi.vu.lt /vg/lithuania-maps.html (301 words)

	LithuanianHotels.com :: Hotels directory for Vilnius, Lithuania
		The hotel resides in Vilnius, at Kaminkelio St. 15, not far from the airport (2,5 km), the railway station (2 km), the Old Town (2,5 km) and the city centre (3,5 km).
		The President Palace, the Tower of Gediminas, Vilnius University, the City Hall, Vilnius cathedral are seen from the windows or in 5 minutes walking distance.
		The International Airport of Vilnius and the railway and bus stations are within the distances of 7 km and 3.5 km respectively from the hotel ARTIS.
	www.lithuanianhotels.com /cities/Vilnius (503 words)

	Is Vilnius’ cathedral under threat?
		VILNIUS - One of the main symbols of Vilnius – the Cathedral Basilica – has come under intense scrutiny recently after reports surfaced that it had incurred significant structural damage from construction at the Palace of Kings next door.
		Although he admitted that the cracks in the cathedral’s facade were enlarging, Domeika was careful not to accuse palace engineers of negligence, and stressed that he had no evidence to make conclusions.
		The area surrounding the cathedral, once the territory of Vilnius Castle, is known for its unsteady soil.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/11954 (443 words)

	Jörgen Städje, Image Galleries: Vilnius, the Capital of Lithuania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The cathedral belfry is all that is left of the city wall.
		Vilnius University is the pride of the city and a symbol of free thought.
		The cathedral has been rebuilt several times since the end of the 13:th century, the last time was in 1783 by Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevicius, a famous Lithuanian architect.
	www.qedata.se /e_js_litauiskt_galleri_vilnius.htm (5052 words)

	The return of the saint
		VILNIUS - It wasn't only the newly signed EU constitution that Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas and President Valdas Adamkus brought home with them from the recent EU summit in Rome.
		The work, which was painted in 1670 and is normally on display at the Galleria Palatina in Florence, Italy, is an iconic image in Lithuania, where its reproduction is to be found on the living room walls of many a person's home.
		Sometimes he was found praying at the cathedral's closed gates at night, on the point of fainting from exhaustion.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/11379 (1069 words)

	Travel: History, heritage linger in Lithuania
		VILNIUS, Lithuania - According to Lithuanian legend, Grand Duke Gediminas went hunting early in the 14th century and killed a wild ox.
		Virtually unchanged since its unveiling at the turn of the 16th century, the ornate design is often referred to as "flamboyant gothic." The building flaunts pointed-arch windows, slender pinnacled towers and 33 varieties of decorative bricks.
		Vilnius University, the Presidential Palace, Town Hall and numerous estates and smaller homes are inspiring examples of endurance and design.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/11/16/Travel/History__heritage_lin.shtml (808 words)

	UNECE WPLA WORKSHOP - Social programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		All participants and accompanying persons are invited to register for a 3-hour sightseeing tour in Vilnius and a 6-hour excursion to Vilnius and its surroundings.
		The main symbols of the capital are Gediminas Castle and Cathedral Square.
		Vilnius University is one of the oldest in Eastern Europe.
	www.kada.lt /wpla_vilnius/social.php (487 words)

	Art Exhibition Christianity in Lithuanian Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Over the centuries the treasure of Vilnius Cathedral has accumulated masterpieces of goldsmithery of the top artistic quality studded with precious stones and adorned with tracery and relief and enamel compositions.
		In the wars of the mid-17th century the Vilnius Cathedral treasure lost the masterpieces of art donated by Lithuanian and Polish rulers.
		The memory of the 1387 christening of Lithuania is borne by the reliquary of martyr Bishop St. Stanislaus, the heavenly guardian of Vilnius Cathedral, and the silver stipula (ceremonial stick) of the prelate cantor renovated by Bishop Valerijonas Protasevicius, founder of Vilnius University, in 1563.
	daugenis.mch.mii.lt /muziejai/Vilnius/Christianity_in_Lithuanian_art.htm (852 words)

	European Brass Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The bodies had been hidden under the Cathedral in the 17th century and were only rediscovered in the late 1980s.
		Built in the 16th century in the gothic style, the monastery was closed after the Lithuanian-Polish uprising of 1863 due to suspected anti-tsarist sentiments.
		The Karaites are the smallest religious community in Vilnius, with only some 150 members whose ancestors settled in Lithuania in the 14th century.
	www.eurobrassforum.lt /body_c.html.en.w57.html?id=020404 (903 words)

	LFMI: Events Toward Liberty: Turning Principles into Reality
		Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, is located on the Neris River.
		Vilnius’ diversity of architectural styles, churches, towers, fortifications, secluded medieval courtyards and narrow streets tell us much about its rich history.
		Peter and Paul's church, whose 2,000 biblical, mythological and historical statues are the pearl of Vilnius’ Baroque architecture.
	www.freema.org /Events/tour.phtml (639 words)

	From Baltic To The Black Sea - KAUNAS & VILNIUS
		Marshal Pilsudski, who was born in Zulów, near Vilnius, had wanted to rebuild a federal state of Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainians, but none of the latter two nations would have any of that.
		In any case, he loved Vilnius so much that his heart was buried here at the Rasu Cemetery (still revered by Poles), although his body was buried in a crypt of the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, among Polish kings.
		And the life of the town unfolded in a rhythm that was slower and less subject to change than are forms of government or borders or kingdoms.
	weecheng.com /europe/bbs/lithuania/kaunas2.htm (2372 words)

	Vilnius Cathedral :: , Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania :: Glass Steel and Stone
		The hydrology of the area meant that the cathedral was subjected to frequent flooding.
		The cathedral’s next challenge didn’t come from the elements, but from man. In 1950 the Soviet authorities closed the cathedral and destroyed the statues of its saints.
		The museum plan was scrapped, and the cathedral used as a warehouse.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/184.php (658 words)

	Vilnius City Municipality
		His remains were brought to Vilnius but the Roman Catholic clergy refused to bury him in the Christian cemetery because he was a member of the anti-trinity movement.
		By the way, the lower part of the tower standing now in Cathedral Square is the former gothic defence tower and the River Vilnelė used to flow behind it as the boundary of the castle’s fortification.
		And this is not only one of the oldest streets in Vilnius, formed as far back as the 14 th century, but also one of the few streets in the capital that preserved its old name and was never renamed.
	www.vilnius.lt /new/en/gidas.php?open=122&root=1&link_id=186 (5044 words)

	Vilnius hotels - Short City Breaks in Lithuania
		Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, which is the largest of the three Baltic States.
		Tour the old town to look at the medieval churches and the city’s more modern Cathedral and of course shopping-which in the new town where there is plenty of bewildering choice.
		The original building was constructed in the 16th century in the centre of the old Town on Pilies street which is the main street that runs through the historical centre of Vilnius.
	www.autoplanhols.co.uk /vilnius_hotels.htm (1093 words)

	Opportunities - Competition Winners
		This castle, the landmark of Vilnius, symbolizes a glorious history of the city.
		The view of Vilnius, seen from the towerís panoramic observation spot, is breathtaking.
		So there are lots of places to visit in Vilnius We are proud of our town and feel happy living here.
	www.longman.com /eastern_europe/lithuania/Sausio_website/sausio.html (497 words)

	Blessed George Matulaitis, Bridges Issue 6
		The Cathedral in Vilnius was returned to the faithful.
		He was consecrated in Lithuania at the Cathedral in Kaunas on December 1st, and the installation ceremonies took place in the Vilnius Cathedral on December 8th.
		He was buried in the crypt of the Kaunas Cathedral and, in 1934, his remains were transferred to his own parish church in Marijampolé® On the occasion of his beatification, a special repository was made for the remains and an altar constructed.
	www.lithuanian-american.org /bridges/issue6/matulaitis.html (3140 words)

	About Exhibition 'Christianity in Lithuanian Art" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The collection of 38 portraits of the bishops of Vilnius, originally property of Vilnius Cathedral, after closing of the Cathedral by the soviet rule was transferred to the museum.
		The portraits of the first bishops of Vilnius open the gallery; the images of the 20th century hierarchy demonstrate that until the WWII the gallery was consistently supplied by new portraiture pieces.
		The Treasury of the Cathedral was started immediately after Lithuania’s conversion to Christianity in 1387 and the founding of the Cathedral in 1388.
	ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt /Naujausiosparodos/Krikscionmeneabout.en.htm (1865 words)

	IMTELA > Special Tours > Baltic Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		VILNIUS > KAUNAS > CURONIAN SPIT > KALININGRAD
		The tour includes: St. Peter and Paul's Church, Cathedral Square, St. Ann and Bernadine’s Church, the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St. John's Church.
		Afternoon trip to Trakai (25 km from Vilnius), the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
	www.imtela.lt /st_baltic.htm (1384 words)

	semhist
		Jurgis Radvilas, Bishop of Vilnius, in compliance with the decisions of the Council of Trent, on January 11, 1582 signed the document establishing the Vilnius Diocesan Seminary and designated the Vogeliskes estate for its support.
		Bishop Motiejus Valancius was sent to study at the Vilnius Seminary from Varniai.
		He graduated from the Vilnius Seminary in 1828 and was ordained in the Vilnius Cathedral.
	www.knightsoflithuania.com /semhist.html (342 words)

	Lietuvos Telekomas » Hot News 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		After Lithuania restored its independence, the Cathedral, which is considered to be the heart of national history, culture and religion, will be repaired for the first time.
		According to him, renovation will bring out the beauty and magnificence of the masterpiece of classicism architecture, protect the building and works of art from destruction and preserve it for the future generation.
		The Cathedral is one of the main representation places in Vilnius.
	www.telecom.lt /en/news/hot_news/news2003/719 (349 words)

	ARCHITECTURE AND TOWNS
		It was then that the first Vilnius Cathedral was erected on the territory of the Lower Castle.
		Peter and Paul's in Vilnius, the architectural complex of the Pazaislis monastery near Kaunas.
		The buildings of early and mature Classicism (1770 - 1800): the manor house in Paezeriai; the Cathedral of Vilnius - exhibit elements characteristic of the transition from the late Baroque to Classicism.
	neris.mii.lt /heritage/tarchit.html (1005 words)

	ITALY in LITHUANIA
		Even the name “Vilnius” was used for the first time when Grand Duke Gediminas in 1323 wrote to Pope John XXII asking for support in Christianizing the duchy.
		Vilnius became international, though not with much of German or Scandinavian influence, as one could expect, rather influenced by Rome – greatly different from the other two Baltic capitals.
		It became Vilnius University in 1579, by decrees of Pope Gregory XIII and King Stepanas Bartorias.
	www.lithill.lt /vic-italy (2184 words)

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