Vilnius | Church of St. Anne bell tower.
A bell tower imitating the Gothic style and built in the 19th century.
St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River built in 1495-1500 on a wooden house of worship on this spot in honour of Ona, the wife of Vytautas the Great. Behind it stands the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard.
Napoleon Bonaparte, who was fascinated by the beauty of the church, wanted to take it back to Paris in the palm of his hand. Unfortunately, the reality is not that romantic: during the march of the Napoleonic army through Lithuania, the church was consigned to the French cavalry forces. However, Napoleon did mention in a letter to his wife that „Vilnius is a very beautiful city“.
Vilnius | Church of St. Anne bell tower.
A bell tower imitating the Gothic style and built in the 19th century.
St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River built in 1495-1500 on a wooden house of worship on this spot in honour of Ona, the wife of Vytautas the Great. Behind it stands the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard.
Napoleon Bonaparte, who was fascinated by the beauty of the church, wanted to take it back to Paris in the palm of his hand. Unfortunately, the reality is not that romantic: during the march of the Napoleonic army through Lithuania, the church was consigned to the French cavalry forces. However, Napoleon did mention in a letter to his wife that „Vilnius is a very beautiful city“.