[LT] Photos of Lithuania

[manon]

my photo from Vilnius

[Depeched]

Thanks for the photo,
Here is monument for Grand Duke of Lithuania - Gediminas, part of Cathedral and Royal Palace of Lithuania.

More from my photos

Aušra gate, only one left defence city gate. Others was demolished during Russia Empire occupation.









Teresė Church.

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Other photos from Vilnius Oldtown

Didžioji street









St. Kazimieras church

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A few pictures from Kaunas

Modern Architecture



Symbol of Lithuania idependence (1918-1940) - Prisikėlimo church



Inside







Soboras. Former ortodox church



Interwar Kaunas architecture.



New



Old

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Vilnius again

St. Kazimieras church





Oldtown













City Hall

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Few pics from Memelland/Klaipėdos kraštas area which bacame part of Lithuania just in 1923. But of course, this area always was part of ethnic Lithuania.

Šilutė/Šilokarčema/Heydekrug





Till end of WWII population here was about 50% germans and 50 % lithuanians.

Old inscriptions on shop wall













Tower of central town church









Monument for Hermann Sudermann, german dramatist and novelist who was born here.



Manor of Šilutė





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Gothic and Baroque church in Merkinė town, in south of Lithuania.

[El Dee]

Thanks again Very nice, some familiar places.

[Depeched]

Thank you too,

Let's go to other places of Lithuania

Historical region - Samogitia/Žemaitija
Important to know that it was last region in all Europe which adopted Christianity. It was in 1413!!

Firstly, smaller town but very important - Kražiai

During Grand Duchy of Lithuania times it was one of most important cultural centre in Samogitia.

Here was built first church in all this region. - 1416, now left just small ruins and belfry. Burnt during first days of WWII.



Other very important object in town is former Jesuit College. From all 22 buildings complex left only one XVII c. students dormitory. During wars against swedes college church was destroyed and not rebuilt, left only stones.

View to college dormitory from first oldest church hill



Come closer











Stones of former college church



XIX c. view of complex





Destroyed buildings


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church


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After 1795, when huge part of Lithuania was occupied by Russia Empire, it was started to close a lot of churches,monasteries some of them was reorganized to ortodox church, but painful that some of them was just demolished.

It was same situation with Kražiai town, tsarist administration decided to demolish this magnificent baroque style Kražiai church. It was in 1893.



So what was later..

Local people started defence this church, administration sent special cossack troops against this unarmed people army.

Troops with horses inside church killed 9 people. This day was called - Kražiai slaughter.
But church survived.





Church architect - Tomas Žebrauskas. He worked in this town college. Built in 1763.















View from church to college

[dj4life]

These are some really good pictures! Thank you for an update.

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Varniai - another former very important town in Samogitia.
First mentioned - 1389.

Then this town called Medininkai. There was created Samogitia diocese in 1413. After 1864 uprising in Lithuania against Russia Empire diocese was replaced to Kaunas.

Former cathedral towers






From 1745 there worked seminary. After 1990 demolished tower was rebuilt, but not finished.



From tower

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Telšiai

Population: About 35000
First metioned in 1450

During the November Uprising in 1831 Telšiai became a sanctuary for Polish–Lithuanian partisans fighting the Russians.

During the years of Lithuanian independence, 1918 to 1940, Telšiai grew rapidly. Several girls' and boys' high schools, a crafts school and a teacher's seminary were founded. The Alka museum was built, and several cultural societies were operated.

During the first Soviet occupation, as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Telšiai became infamous for the nearby Rainiai massacre, the mass murder of 76 Lithuanian political prisoners perpetrated by the Red Army during the night of June 24–25, 1941.













Symbol of Samogitia is bear

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Church









Inside church









interwar building and church tower



old wooden architecture



Town located near Mastis lake

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Tytuvėnai monastery - located in eastern part of Samogitia

One of most beautiful baroque complex in northern Europe.
Monastery started to built in about 1618.
After uprising against Russia Empire in 1864, monastery was closed.
2012 01 26 Lithuania shoked by the news that monastery is in fire.













Inside church

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Fire signs

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Monastery after fire


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Šiluva - town in Samogitia

First mentioned in 1457
Famous for 1612 Virgin Mary apparition which was first time in Europe recognized by Vatican. Pope John Paul II vistited Šiluva in 1993.

Current church built in 1775.

outside









Inside























inside tower



will be more about this place

[Linguine]

really nice images from Lithuania...

[Depeched]

Thank you,

What is more in Šiluva town

Chapel built in 1922 by architect Vivulskis









Pope in this chapel



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This time that's all from Samogitia