Vilnius Historic Centre
World Heritage
Lithuania
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Vilnius was the political center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 13th century to the end of the 18th century, and had a profound influence on the cultural and architectural development of much of Eastern Europe. Despite invasions and partial destruction, Vilnius has preserved an impressive collection of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical buildings, as well as its medieval layout and natural environment.
# Historic Center
# Gothic architecture
# Baroque architecture
# Grand Duchy of Lithuania
# Eastern European Culture
# Renaissance architecture
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Information extracted from Wikidata
country | Lithuania |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vilnius%20old%20city.JPG |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Hara Castle |
executive body | Vilnius Old Town |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/07cw8h |
Commons category | Vilnius Old Town |
coordinate location | Point(25.283333333 54.683333333) |
topic's main category | Old Goa |
start time | 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z |
area | 1912 |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |