2012, SEPTEMBER 11: LITHUANIA, VILNIUS - SAINTS PETER & PAUL CHURCH
With clear blue sky and 77-degrees Fahrenheit
temperature, it was perfect day for our sightseeing tour of the Old Town of
Vilnius.
Vilnius |
Old Town Vilnius (Open Stock Picture) |
From our hotel we headed north to cross a bridge over
River Neris, to reach the Saints Peter and Paul Church. On the way, we passed
by Gediminas Hill, topped by a red-brick tower, which marks the site where
Vilnius was founded. It now houses the Upper Castle Museum.
Upper Castle, Vilnius
The Saints Peter and Paul Church is not as impressive
from the outside, as its rich baroque interior.
Saints Peter & Paul Church, Vilnius
Inside all walls, ceilings, columns, arches, and niches
are embellished with about 2000 white stucco sculptures, relief work and
decorative panels. They depict scenes from the New Testament, the lives of the
saints and Lithuanian history. The effect is simply stunning.
The Saints Peter and Paul Church stands on the site of
the city’s first wooden structure built by the Grand Duke Władysław II Jagiełło,
who ruled Lithuania from 1377–1434, according to Wikipedia. He had built that
structure in 1387, after his and Lithuania’s conversion to Christianity.
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