Church of St. Peter and Paul on Antokol (Vilnius)

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. Church. St.. Peter and St. Paul on Antokol in Vilnius, funded by Casimir Pac, Lithuanian hetman. This was probably a votive offering for the successful conclusion of the war with Moscow and Vilnius liberation of Moscow from the hands of the occupant. Construction began in 1658 r according to the design of Krakow architect John Zaor. Wewnątrz kościół …

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Chapel in the Cathedral of Vilnius Kazimierzowska

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. One of the most interesting parts of the Cathedral of St.. Stanislaus in Vilnius is the Chapel of St. George. Kazimierz. It is built in the style of the early Baroque chapel, designed by Matteo Castelli, built between 1623-1636. Castelli started its construction, and after a year 1632 took it and finished Constantin Tencalla. Kaplica poświęcona jest świętemu Kazimierzowi …

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St. Paul's Cathedral. Stanislaus in Vilnius

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. St. Paul's Cathedral. Stanislaus is probably the most important church in Vilnius. It was built on the site of a pagan temple of the god Perkunas. Probably the founder of the first cathedral in this place was Wladyslaw Jagiello, who ordered to build a church after the baptism of Lithuania. Modern form is the result of reconstruction carried out in the second half of the eighteenth century. wg projektu …

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Cemetery tour Rossa, Wilno / Vilnius

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. Rossa Cemetery is one of the mandatory points in the Polish tour visiting Vilnius. At the cemetery tours traditionally stop at the tomb, in which lies the heart of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski at the foot of the coffin with the remains of his Mother, Marii z Billewiczów Piłsudskiej. On a straight line with the inscription: MATKA I …

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Gates of Dawn
in the Old Town of Vilnius

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. The words of the poem by Adam Mickiewicz: “…Holy Virgin, Czestochowa clear defend what I shine the Gate of Dawn! Ty, what city you protect the castle Nowogródzki…” are probably known to every Pole, in any event, each, which read “Pan Tadeusz”. Coming to Vilnius, you have to see this place praised by the Prophet. …

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Matka i serce syna
Cmentarz na Rossie, Vilnius

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. Prawdopodobnie najważniejszym grobem na cmentarzu Rossy w Wilnie jest grób, w którym spoczywa serce Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego u stóp trumny ze szczątkami Jego Matki, Marii z Billewiczów Piłsudskiej. Na płycie grobowej widnieje lakoniczny napis: MATKA I SERCE SYNA, ale każdy Polak przybywający na Rossę wie, Who in ...

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Church of St.. Peter and Paul in Vilnius

Date of execution: 2014-07-29. This church was founded by Kazimierz Pac, Lithuanian hetman probably as a vote for the successful conclusion of the war with Moscow and Vilnius liberation from the hands of the occupant Moscow. Construction began in 1658 r according to the design of Krakow architect John Zaor. Inside the church is decorated with white stucco and paintings, whose authors are Italian ...

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