Day 69. Sapieha Palace Complex. Antakalnis Part II.

Series of #Antakalnis


I will begin my story about Antakalnis from a story about Sapieha Palace.
Of course, much more info you can find in Lithuanian Wiki.

Sapieha Palace Park

Sapieha Palace Park


 

Church of Saviour on Sapieha Palace Complex (in LT)

the Church of the Redeemer and the monastery of the Community of St. John
where history meets contemporary art

Vilnius graffiti

2 Vilnius Angels on the roof of Vilnius Antakalnis Gymnasium

Vilnius Antakalnis Gymnasium

Vilnius Antakalnis Gymnasium

 

Visitors Centre of Agency of Protected Areas (in LT)

Visitors Centre of Agency of Protected Areas (in LT)

The Gate of Sapieha Palace Park

Monument to Victims of Chernobyl Disaster

Scheme of Vilnius Techpark

Sapieha Park Linden (in LT)

Sapieha Park Linden (in LT)

Sapieha palace park linden – the oldest Linden in Vilnius, growing in Antakalnis, in Sapieha palace (previous Sapieha hospital) park, not far away from luxurious gate into Antakalnis street. The park of the palace which belonged to the Sapiehas - teh oldest and one of teh most expressive regular geometric baroque parks in Lithuania.
The linden from May 29, 1996 is a botanic object of nature heritage protected by Vilnius City Municipality. There is the information board near the linden.
The linden was handled in 2014: the crown was formatted, dead branches and shoddy sprouts were removed. 

(Source: Sapieha Park Linden (in LT)

Data

• Type of tree: mažalapė liepa (Tilia cordata Mill.)
• Height: 28 m
• Size of trunk:  size 1,3 m, on height: 4,40 m
• Age: approximately 350 years old (in other sources – approximately 300 years)

And finally:

Scary and abandoned building in Antakalnis on L. Sapiegos str. (19)

At last, I have found some info about this Ghost Building  here (in LT),  of course, on pamirsta.lt, here (in LT).
But as I see, this Ghost Building could be a subject for another Antakalnis story.

 

Let's have  walk to ...... (what future brings). .... 

Day 68. Vileišis Palace. Antakalnis Part I.

Series of #Antakalnis

There is not much to talk about Vileišis Palace, because all the essential information you can find on Wiki She knows everything.

Beautiful Palace

 

The Circle of Eight Maples (in LT) growing near Vileišis Palace.

The Circle of Eight Maples – a unique group of maples growing in Vilnius, Antakalnis near Vileišis Palace ( nowadays The Institute of Lithuanian Language and Literature. The Circle of trees grows near the souther corner of the Palace, seen from the corner of  K. Būgos ir Antakalnio streets.

The Eight Maples is a Biological Object of Nature Heritage protected by Vilnius City Municipality from March 24, 2009.  According to data from July 2014, the object is not marked on site, and, since the site is locked on weekends, it's not reachable on non-working days.

 

The Institute of Lithuanian Language (in LT) in Antakalnis

Let's have a walk to Sapieha Palace (Antakalnis Part II).