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The university was founded in 1579 as a Jesuit college but soon was taken over by the secular authorities. It has eleven courtyards, with the buildings representing different styles.
Its former students include the Polish national bard Adam Mickiewicz, our great Romantic poet Juliusz Slowacki and the Polish Nobel Prize Winner for literature Czeslaw Milosz. Leave a Comment
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It first was a Jesuit college, transformed few years later in University. In 1773, the Jesuit order was dissolved in Europe and the University was taken over by the secular authority.
In the recent years Vilnius University started to free itself from the Soviet ideology before the rest of the country, and helped in gaining independence from USSR. Leave a Comment Phone: +370.5.2687001Directions: Near the main old town's Pilies street and Sv.Jono churchWebsite: http://www.vu.lt/english
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 The St. John church, view from
university square by sihi
The University occupies a large block with Sv. Jono, Skapo and Universiteto streets as its boundaries. The University is an astonishing contrast of medieval palace architecture lively student atmospheare. This liveliness is created by a labyrinth of 13 cozy courtyards, arcades with decorative metal gates, galleries, the old astronomical observatory and memorial plaques to outstanding lecturers. It is a group of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist style buildings. One of the most picturesque parts of the University is the church of St. John with its belfry.
The predecessor of the University was a college set up by the Jesuits who came to Lithuania with the purpose of combating the spreading Reformation. On April 1, 1579 the status of the college was upgrated to a university by an Act of Polish king Stefan Batory and was approved by the Pope, Gregory XIII. Leave a Comment
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 Vilnius University by King_Golo
The university consists of a number of yards connected with each other by stairs and gates. A church (St. John's) is also part of the grounds.
The entry fee is 1 Litas for students and 5 Litas for everybody else. Leave a Comment Directions: central Old Town - surrounded by Universiteto st., Sv. Jonu st., Pilies st. and Skapo st.Website: www.vu.lt
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St Johns church, which belongs to University. Very beautiful inside, displayed collection of about 50 old books. Some of the Latin prayer books, Bibles and philosophical tomes date back to the 14th century. Leave a Comment Directions: Will find it by St Jones church's tower.
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The University of Vilnius, one of the oldest and most famous establishments of higher education in Eastern and Central Europe, was founded in 1579. After having returned from Trakai I decided to visit Vilnius University Ensemble. There are 13 courtyards and I am not quite sure if I visited them all. I had a map with me but even with it I found it bit difficult. The large courtyard is surrounded by arcades from three sides and on the fourth side the facade of St. John's Church. Leave a Comment
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 VILNIUS UNIVERSITY by matcrazy1
The University was founded by King Stephen Bathory's in 1579. The buildings of the Old Campus (some from 15th century) were located in a quarter among 4 streets - look at the map here and get lost among its 13 courtyards of which I liked esp. the Great Courtyard (of Piotr Skarga).
I thought over famous people who studed there in the past. Do you want the whole list, OK, my top 3 Polish guys:
1. Czeslaw Milosz - poet, publicist, Nobel prize winner in literature in 1980, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley; he lives in Krakow, Poland now;
2. Adam Mickiewicz - poet and Polish national bard in 19th century;
3. Juliusz Slowacki - a writer and Romantic poet.
Leave a Comment Phone: +370 (5) 2687001Directions: From the Cathedral Square walk a few minutes southwards Pilies gatve (Castle Street) - the Old Campus on the right when you cross Skapo gatve (street).Website: http://www.vu.lt/english Other Contact: +370 (5) 2687096
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A fine complex indeed. Founded in 1570, this is oldest University in Eastern Europe, and like all great and old Universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin – Trinity) has that feeling of learning. Leave a Comment
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