Church of St. Anne - Vilnius, Lithuania
N 54° 40.988 E 025° 17.575
35U E 389947 N 6060869
The Church of St. Anne Church (or St. Anne's Church) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. The church was featured on a Soviet Union, USSR postage stamp in 1990.
Waymark Code: WMP87V
Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
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"St. Anne's Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Onos bažnycia) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic styles. St. Anne's is a prominent landmark in the Old Town of Vilnius that enabled the district to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Architecture
The design of the church building is attributed to either Michael Enkinger, the architect of a church of the same name in Warsaw, or to Benedikt Rejt. However, neither of the attributions is attested by written sources. St. Anne's Church is part of an ensemble, comprising the much larger Gothic Church of St. Francis and Bernadine, as well as a monastery.
A novel approach to bricks as a construction material was employed in the church's construction. The main façade, designed in the Flamboyant Gothic style, is its most striking feature. Traditional Gothic elements and shapes were used in unique ways; Gothic arches are framed by rectangular elements dominating a symmetrical and proportionate façade, creating an impression of dynamism. According to Lithuanian architect and art historian Vladas Drema, patterns from the Pillars of Gediminas are echoed in the church's façade.
The church has one nave and two towers. It was built using 33 different kinds of clay bricks and painted in red. The interior is decorated in the Baroque style, as is its altar. The imitative neo-Gothic bell tower, constructed in the 1870s to Chagin's designs, stands nearby."
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