Vilnius Old Town
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vilnius, Lithuania
The Old Town of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus senamiestis) is the historic part of the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is one of the largest and most beautiful medieval old towns in Europe.[1] It has an area of 3.59 square kilometres (887 acres). The settlement became a town in the early 13th century.[2] The old town is marked by narrow streets, old churches, museums and flower-decorated courtyards.[3]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 541bis |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| Extensions | 2012 |
| Area | 352.09 ha (870.0 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 1,912.24 ha (4,725.2 acres) |
| Coordinates | 54°41′12″N 25°17′35″E / 54.68667°N 25.29306°E |
  Location of Vilnius Old Town in Vilnius  Vilnius Old Town (Lithuania) | |
The central squares in the Old Town are the Cathedral Square and the Town Hall Square. In 1994 the Vilnius Old Town was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.[3]
Landmarks
changeThere are more monuments of interest in the Old Town than in any other part of Vilnius; they include:
Palaces
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- Presidential Palace
- Slushko Palace
- Radvilu Palace
- Tyzenhaus Palace
- Vilnius Castle Complex with the Gediminas Tower and Royal Palace
Religious monuments
change- St. Anne's Church
- Vilnius Cathedral in Cathedral Square
- St. Nicholas Church
- All Saints Church
- Gate of Dawn
- Three Crosses
- Cathedral of the Theotokos
Other places of interest
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- ↑ Howard Jarvis; Neil Taylor, Vilnius with Kaunas (Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt, 2005), p. 108
- ↑ "Vilnius Historic Centre". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Unique Old Town of Vilnius". Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybė. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.