Vilnius Cathedral seen along Gedimino prospektas |
Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius, 1779-1783 |
57m Bell Tower of Vilnius Cathedral |
600 years ago, the tower was part of the defenses of Vilnius |
South side of Vilnius Cathedral |
Until 1988 during the Soviet era, Vilnius Cathedral was converted into a warehouse |
Vilnius Cathedral was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style 1779-1783 |
Bell Tower casting a shadow across the Neoclassical western façade of Vilnius Cathedral |
Statue of St. Helena supporting the cross in the center of the roof of Vilnius Cathedral |
The clock was added to the bell tower in the 17th C. |
Western façade of Vilnius Cathedral decorated with sculptures of saints |
Detail of the left half of the pediment sculpture group showing the sacrifice of a goat, Vilnius Cathedral |
St. Helena is flanked by St. Stanislaus and St. Casimir, representing Poland and Lithuania respectively |
The three roof sculptures are 1997 copies of the 18th C. originals destroyed by the Soviets in the 1950s |
St. John the Evangelist with eagle and feather, Vilnius Cathedral |
St. Matthew the Evangelist, Vilnius Cathedral |
St. Matthew the Evangelist, Vilnius Cathedral |
St. Luke the Evangelist, Vilnius Cathedral |
Sculpture of Moses with the Ten Commandments, Vilnius Cathedral |
South side of Vilnius Cathedral |
Main Altar of Vilnius Cathedral |
Aisle of Vilnius Cathedral |
Chapel of the Deportees |
Dome of the Chapel of St. Casimir, Vilnius Cathedral |
Chapel of St. Casimir (1458-1484) built in the Baroque style 1623-1636, Vilnius Cathedral |
Wladisław IV Vasa, King of Poland and Sweden, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648) |
Alexander I, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (†1506) |
Statues of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Chapel of St. Casimir, Vilnius Cathedral |
Baroque organ, Vilnius Cathedral |
Memorial plaque to the papal visit of Pope John Paul II in 1993 |
Painting of the Station of the Cross IV, Vilnius Cathedral |
Painting of Station of the Cross XII, Vilnius Cathedral |
Sculpture of a saint with a blind boy in the right side of the main altar, Vilnius Cathedral |
Plaster sculpture in high-relief, Vilnius Cathedral |
Baroque chapel dome, Vilnius Cathedral |