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Vilnius Old Town

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Architectural Ensemble, which occupies a large part of the Old Town and has 13 courtyards. It was selected to represent Lithuania in the
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Portion of map, which depicts the oldest known image of Lithuanian capital Vilnius (14th century), the “Bohemian road-map”.
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There are more monuments of interest in the Old Town than in any other part of Vilnius; they include:
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is the Old Town's main artery and the hub of cafe and street market life. The main street of Vilnius,
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churches, residential houses, cultural and architectural monuments, museums in the Old Town.
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One of the most elaborate architectural complexes is the
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Panorama of the Vilnius Old Town, visible from atop the
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in 1387 on the Magdeburg rights the oldest part of the
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Vilnius' Old Town
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Vilnius
Vilnius County
Lithuania
Criteria
541bis
Session
Coordinates
54°41′12″N 25°17′35″E / 54.68667°N 25.29306°E / 54.68667; 25.29306
Vilnius Old Town is located in Vilnius
Vilnius Old Town is located in Lithuania

Lithuanian
medieval
Northern Europe
Jogaila
Lithuanian
Vilnius
gothic
renaissance
baroque
neoclassical
Catholic
Lutheran
Orthodox
Pilies Street
Gediminas Avenue

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