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St Anne's Church. St Anne's Church of the 14th century is one of the most attractive buildings in Vilnius. This wonderful example of Late Gothic can compete with the most famous ones for the name of the most beautiful in the world. Long time ago at this place used to stand a wooden church, created by the order of Vytautas the Great. Primordially the church was a part of the fortification. St Anne's Church is first of all famous for a good many of well-decorated sepulchers. According to the legend, it impressed Napoleon to such a degree that he even wanted to move it to Paris.

Vilnius University. One of the most amazing buildings of Lithuania is the University complex, built in 1579. Vilnius University is the oldest university in Eastern Europe. Stephen Báthory founded it, when became King consort of Poland and Grand Duke consort of Lithuania. For all its more than 400-years' history Vilnius University faced ups and downs. Was opened and closed for several times. The complex also contains St Jan's Church. There you can also find the Lithuanian Library that contains 180 000 rare book and magazines from Lithuania, Poland, Russia and other countries. The oldest of them date back to the 15th century.
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