Government Building

Vilnius


You'll see officials scurrying in and out of this dour-looking complex.


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1. Three Muses

0.17 MILES

Striking a theatrical pose atop the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre is the Three Muses statue. The unusual black-robed figures (representing drama,…

2. Cathedral Bell Tower

0.28 MILES

Climb the creaky stairs into the free-standing belfry of Vilnius Cathedral, once part of the city's 13th-century defences. Towering 57m high, it's one of…

3. Vilnius Cathedral

0.3 MILES

Stately Vilnius Cathedral, divorced from its freestanding belfry, is a national symbol and the city's most instantly recognisable building. Known in full…

4. Cathedral Square

0.3 MILES

Katedros aikštė buzzes with local life. In the 19th century markets and fairs were held here and a moat ran around what is now the square’s perimeter so…

5. Mindaugas

0.31 MILES

This landmark statue depicts the early unifier of the Lithuanian tribes in the mid-13th century and the country's first king.

6. Radvilos Palace

0.32 MILES

This 17th-century palazzo houses the foreign fine-arts section of the Lithuanian Art Museum.

7. National Museum of Lithuania

0.32 MILES

This wide-ranging museum (inside the New Arsenal) exhibits art and artefacts from Lithuanian life from Neolithic times to the present day. Early history…

8. Energy & Technology Museum

0.32 MILES

Vilnius' first power station, in operation from 1903 to 2003, now houses exhibitions on energy, technology and their historical development. The original…