Historic Cities

Walk Vilnius in 1600

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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk

Vilna, capital of the Grand Duchy, 1600

Vilna at the turn of the seventeenth century is the busy capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a multi‑confessional city where the royal palace and castle hill preside over dense parishes and workshops. This walk follows the main gates, the market and the university quarter to the brick façade of Saint Anne, the Jesuit churches, riverside quays and the hilltop castle terrace.

35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Vilnius as it stood in 1600 (“History of Vilnius”).

The route, scene by scene

1. Neris River Approach
2. Medieval Bridge over Neris
3. Neris Quay
4. Gate of Dawn (Aušros Vartai)
↳ Chapel of the Dawn · interior
5. City Walls, Northeastern Bastion
6. Didžioji Street (Great Street)
7. Pilies Street (Castle Street)
8. Cathedral Square
↳ Cathedral Nave · interior
9. Royal Palace (Lower Castle)
↳ Audience Hall · interior
↳ Grand Duke's Private Chamber · interior
10. Gediminas' Tower
11. University Great Courtyard
↳ University Great Hall · interior
↳ University Library · interior
12. Saint John's Church and Jesuit College
↳ Jesuit Church Nave · interior
13. St Anne's Church
↳ Brick Chapel Interior · interior
14. Bernardine Church
↳ Bernardine Nave · interior
15. German Street (Vokiečių gatvė)
16. Jewish Quarter
↳ Wooden Synagogue Hall · interior
17. Ruthenian Quarter
↳ Ruthenian Church Interior · interior
18. Masons' Workshops
↳ Italian Masons' Workshop · interior
19. Riverside Boatyards
↳ Boatwright Shed · interior
20. Medieval Crossing Point
21. Lukiškės Suburb
22. Gediminas Hill Panorama