Old Photos of Vilnius

We love to walk, even at night, and tonight was no different. We ventured out at 2am and decided to take a stroll around the city centre. At the end of Didžiosioji Street, where it meets Pilies Street, in a square I noticed a street gallery with some very interesting photos of old Vilnius, most of them showing the city as it was a hundred years ago. It was strange to recognise places I knew from my childhood. They have changed, but their core and soul remain the same. All photos in this article are copies of photos from “Lietuvos literatūros ir meno archyvas” (Lithuanian Archives of Literature and Art). Thank you very much.

The intersection of Basanavičius and Algirdas streets, building at Mindaugo 12

Gediminas Avenue (left) and St. Anne’s Church (right)

Gediminas Castle Tower on Mount Gediminas

Gediminas Hill and Gediminas Castle Tower from another side of the Neris River (left), street in Old town (right)

Vilnius Town Hall (left) and Holy Trinity Church & Basilian Gate (right)

Floods in Vilnius in 1931. Vilnius Cathedral and Bell Tower of Vilnius Cathedral (left), Pilies street and Cathedral Square (right)

Town Hall Square (left), Gediminas Avenue (right)

Statues on top of Vilnius Cathedral with Gediminas Castle Tower in the background

Pilies Street (left), firemens ?? (right)

Cover Image – Pilies Street with Gediminas Castle Tower in the background