Vilnius Cathedral

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The Vilnius Cathedral (Lithuanian: Vilniaus katedra), formally the Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika), is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Vilnius and a minor basilica in Vilnius, Lithuania. Since the 14th century it serves as the seat of the Bishops and Metropolitan Archbishops of Vilnius. Located on the Cathedral Square in the historic centre of the city, it is one of the Lithuania's most important religious and architectural monuments. Its present Neoclassical appearance largely results from the reconstruction designed by Laurynas Gucevičius in the late eighteenth century. Nevertheless, the Chapel of Saint Casimir retained its Baroque appearance designed by Costante Tencalla between 1623–1636 and the new sacristy was later built by replicating it. Historically, the Cathedral served as the site of the Gediminids inaugurations as the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, during which...

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