{"id":21398,"date":"2022-02-26T17:34:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/?page_id=21398"},"modified":"2022-02-26T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T17:40:36","slug":"vilnius-old-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/vilnius-old-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius old town"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21398\" class=\"elementor elementor-21398\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e4accef elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e4accef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.lt\/images\/Vilniaus_istorinio_centro_OUV_patvirtintas_projektas_2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value of Vilnius Historic Centre<br \/><\/a><\/p><p>Criteria for designation of Vilnius to the UNESCO World Heritage List:<\/p><p>Criterion (ii):\u00a0Vilnius is an outstanding example of a medieval foundation which exercised a profound influence on architectural and cultural developments in a wide area of Eastern Europe over several centuries.<\/p><p>Criterion (iv):\u00a0In the townscape and the rich diversity of buildings that it preserves, Vilnius is an exceptional illustration of a central European town which evolved organically over a period of five centuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3960e2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3960e2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Vilnius Old Town is 1912 ha\nOther protected cultural heritage areas (historic suburbian areas) are included into the buffer zone of Vilnius Old Town:\u00a0<a href=\"..\/senamiestis\/naujamiestis\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naujamiestis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"..\/senamiestis\/zverynas\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u017dv\u0117rynas<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"..\/senamiestis\/snipiskes\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0160nipi\u0161k\u0117s<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"..\/senamiestis\/antakalnis\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antakalnis<\/a>\u00a0and others.\n\n<strong><em>\u201cDespite wars, occupations and destruction, the architectural ensemble of Vilnius remains unique. A city lacking German or Scandinavian features, rather reminiscent of Prague or Rome, Vilnius differs greatly from the other Baltic capitals. It is the largest Baroque city north of the Alps, and the one farthest to the east. Yet, nearly all styles of European architecture from Gothic to Classicism are present in Vilnius. They used to reach Lithuania belatedly, but probably due to this reason their examples are particularly mature and flawless. Baroque domes and towers of Vilnius coexist with an irregular medieval city plan. The spirit of Rome in Vilnius merges with a mix of other cultural influences: the city has always contained a multitude of Russian Orthodox churches, synagogues and even mosques that sometimes imitated baroque, but more often clung to their own models.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\n<em>(Tomas Venclova, Vilnius. City Guide, R. Paknys Publishing House, 2004.)<\/em>\n\nVilnius Old Town \u2013 the historical core of the capital, surrounded by woods, hills and valleys \u2013 emerged in the confluence of the River Neris and its tributary the River Vilnia. Through the centuries its urban texture, which reflects cultural identity of the local population, merged with the natural landscape. The city originated at the very point where both rivers joined. 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