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The Church of Holy Spirit. The Church of Holy Spirit is the most important Orthodox Church in Lithuania. It has some magnificent icons that used to belong to Dominicans. Later reconstructions brought features of baroque and even rococo. The inside decoration has mainly the baroque style: lots of golden and silver details, fantastically beautiful green-colored altar and the multicolored font really shock. In the church they keep the incorruptible relics of the three orthodox martyrs: Anthony, John and Eustace. In 1347 they were hanged by Lithuanian pagans, because of the refusal to eat meat during the fast. Right behind the Church of Holy Spirit you'll see St Teresa's Cathedral, built in 1650.

The City Hall. In 1387 Vilnius got the urban law from the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło. Some time passed and the building works of the City Hall started. It's is first mentioned in 1432. The present classical construction appeared in the 18th century. In 1845-1924 there used to take place a theatre. Till 1991 the City Hall served as the Art Museum. In 1998 the building as presented to the city and nowadays the City Hall is used for important ceremonies and presentations.
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