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Vilnius

Vilnius (see also other names) is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 535,091 (809,225 together with Vilnius County) as of 2011. It is located in the southeast of the country. It is the second biggest city of the Baltic states, after Riga. Vilnius is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County.

Located at 54.6833, 25.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Town Hall, Vilnius

Vilnius Town Hall is a historical town hall in the square of the same name in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Located at 54.678, 25.287 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Vilnius County

Vilnius County is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Located at 54.6803, 25.2839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Counties of Lithuania, Vilnius County

Vilnius University

Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is the largest university in Lithuania. The university was founded in 1579 as the Jesuit Academy (College) of Vilnius (Vilna, Wilno) by King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania - Stephen Báthory. It was the third oldest university in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Located at 54.6825, 25.2872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Gate of Dawn

The Gate of Dawn is a city-gate of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

Located at 54.6744, 25.2894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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Tyzenhaus Palace

Tyzenhaus Palace is an 18th century mansion located in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Located at 54.68, 25.282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Palaces in Vilnius

Vilnius Dungeons

The Vilnius Dungeons are medieval dungeons under parts of central Vilnius. Their real size and extent, as well as purpose and age, are arguable; there are some urban legends and various theories about these dungeons. In the dungeons, there are about 4000 dead bodies. Due to the dry climate inside, many of them have naturally mummified; others are just skeletons.

Located at 54.6811, 25.2844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Vilnius

ISM University of Management and Economics

ISM University of Management and Economics is an institution of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education in business, management and economics. The University serves as an advanced centre of market analysis, executive training and leading academic thought. ISM University of Management and Economics was established in Kaunas in 1999 as the first privately owned institution of management education in Lithuania.

Located at 54.6753, 25.2875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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Vilna Ghetto

The Vilna Ghetto, Vilnius Ghetto or Wilno Ghetto was a World War II Jewish ghetto established and operated by Nazi Germany in the city of Vilnius in the territory of Nazi-administered Reichskommissariat Ostland. During roughly two years of its existence, starvation, disease, street executions, maltreatment and deportations to concentration camps and extermination camps reduced the population of the ghetto from an estimated 40,000 to zero.

Located at 54.6797, 25.2864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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History of Vilnius, Jewish Polish history, Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Lithuania, The Holocaust in Poland, Vilna Ghetto

Presidential Palace, Vilnius

The Presidential Palace, located in Vilnius Old Town, is the official office and eventual official residence 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.

Located at 54.683, 25.286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Great Synagogue of Vilna

The Great Synagogue of Vilna which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilnius, Lithuania, was built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440.

Located at 54.68, 25.2847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Synagogues in Vilnius, Religious buildings completed in 1633, Baroque architecture in Lithuania, Orthodox synagogues, Destroyed synagogues, Judaism in Vilnius, Synagogues destroyed by Nazi Germany, Former buildings and structures of Lithuania

Lithuanian Art Museum

The Lithuanian Art Museum was initially established in Vilnius in 1933 as the Vilnius City Museum. It houses Lithuania's largest art collection.

Located at 54.6808, 25.29 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Lithuania, Art museums established in 1933, Museums in Vilnius, National museums, 1933 establishments in Lithuania

House of the Signatories

The House of the Signatories (Lithuanian: Signatarų namai, previously known as Sztral's House) is a Lithuanian historic landmark in Pilies Street, Vilnius, where on February 16, 1918, the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by twenty members of the Council of Lithuania. The building was first mentioned in writing in an edict issued in 1645.

Located at 54.6822, 25.2894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Renaissance revival architecture, Museums in Vilnius, History museums in Lithuania

European Humanities University

European Humanities University (Belarusian: Еўрапейскі гуманітарны ўніверсітэт, Lithuanian: Europos Humanitarinis Universitetas) is a private, non-profit liberal arts university founded in Minsk, Belarus in 1992. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012, EHU has been headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania since authorities expelled it from Belarus in 2004. The university intends to return to Minsk.

Located at 54.6825, 25.2872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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St. Nicholas Church, Vilnius

St. Nicholas Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Mikalojaus bažnyčia) is the oldest surviving church in Lithuania, built in the Old Town of the capital city Vilnius. Originally built in the 14th century, it is mentioned in writing for the first time in 1387. Archaeologists believe that the same Roman Catholic church survived till the present day. Externally, the church represents the Brick Gothic style, while its interior has been renovated several times.

Located at 54.6783, 25.2831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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Churches in Vilnius, Brick Gothic, Gothic architecture in Lithuania

All Saints Church, Vilnius

All Saints Church is a Baroque style church in Vilnius, Lithuania. All Saints church was built between 1620-1630 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. The bell tower is high and massive with elaborate decorations. After a fire in the 18th century, it was restored and finished with a rococo-style dome roof.

Located at 54.6756, 25.2844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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Churches in Vilnius

Daukanto Square

Daukantas Square in Vilnius, Lithuania is located in the Old Town, in front of the Presidential Palace. Its name commemorates a progenitor of the 19th-century Lithuanian national revival, Simonas Daukantas. In the late 19th century it had a monument of Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-Vilensky. The square hosts state ceremonies. It has also been the site of demonstrations and rallies.

Located at 54.6836, 25.2861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Squares in Vilnius

Vilnius Jesuit High School

Vilnius Jesuit High School is a Lithuanian gymnasium led by members of the Jesuit order. It is considered to be one of the most renowned schools in Lithuania and is aided by the German Foreign Office. The current headmaster is Br. Virgilijus Saulius SJ.

Located at 54.6783, 25.2894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Roman Catholic orders and societies, Jesuit schools

Vilnius University Library

Vilnius University Library or VU Library (also VUL) is the oldest and one of the largest academic libraries of Lithuania. It was founded in 1570 by the Jesuits and as such is nine years older than Vilnius University. VU Library holds 5.4 million documents on shelves measuring 166 kilometres in length. The holdings, accessible to members of the university and wider public, include some of the oldest manuscripts, incunabula and engravings in Lithuania and Eastern Europe.

Located at 54.6828, 25.2878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania

The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras or LGGRTC) is a state research institute in Lithuania dedicated to investigation of the crimes against humanity and other persecutions during the Soviet and Nazi occupations (1940–1990), including mass deportations, the Holocaust in Lithuania, and annihilation of the Lithuanian partisans.

Located at 54.6792, 25.2872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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St. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius

St. Paraskeva Church is an Orthodox church in Vilnius. The first Orthodox church of St. Paraskeva was constructed on demand of prince Algirdas' first wife, a Vitebsk princess Maria, who was subsequently buried there in 1346. According to the legend, the church was built on the site of a temple to the pagan god, Ragutis. This church was completely destroyed by fire in 1557 and rebuilt three years later, but burned down again in 1611. Although ruined, it was given to the uniate parish.

Located at 54.6808, 25.2892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Vilnius

St. Nicholas Church is one of the oldest Orthodox churches in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to a popular legend, the first wooden Orthodox chapel located on the place of today's St. Nicholas church was built around 1340. Seven years later, the Vilnius martyrs were supposedly buried there. However, in 1350, Uliana of Tver, the second wife of prince Algirdas, ordered to build a new brick church. In 1514 this church was again replaced with a larger one.

Located at 54.6797, 25.2886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius)

The Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Vilnius, Lithuania (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Dievo Gailestingumo šventovė) is a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to the Divine Mercy devotion, originated by Saint Faustina Kowalska.

Located at 54.6814, 25.2856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.041 miles away.
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Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science

Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) is a branch of Vilnius University which prepares political science and international relations specialists and carries out policy research. This is one of the most prominent social science institutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic sea region.

Located at 54.6786, 25.2843 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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Choral Synagogue of Vilnius

The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga) is the only one synagogue in Vilnius that still in use, while others was destroyed during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany.

Located at 54.6761, 25.2814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.040 miles away.
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