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Bust of Gaon Elijahu
For a more casual glimpse of Jewish life, walk down Žydų gatvė to the memorial Bust of Gaon Elijahu, imagining how life once was. There's a map of the two main Jewish ghettos during WWII at Rūdninkų gatvė 18, which used to be the single gate to the largest ghetto.
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Church of All Saints
To the south of St Catherine's Church lies the unsung and similarly peach-hued Church of All Saints.
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Church of the Assumption
The recently reconsecrated Church of the Assumption is symbolic of the incredible renovation sweeping through the Old Town.
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Gates of Dawn
The 16th-century Gates of Dawn is the only one of the town wall's original nine gates still intact. The gate houses the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the black-and-gold 'miracle-working' Virgin Mary icon. A gift from the Crimea by Grand Duke Algirdas in 1363, it is one of the holiest icons in Polish Catholicism, and the faithful arrive in droves to offer it whispered prayer.
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Holy Spirit Church
The Holy Spirit Church is Vilnius' primary Polish church (1679) and has one of the most elaborate baroque interiors you'll find anywhere.
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Orthodox Church of the Apparition
Vilnius' 19th-century New Town boasts a true European boulevard after its premier street, Gedimino prospektas, was given a face-lift between 2002 and 2003. It's a grand road with Vilnius Cathedral at one end and the silver-domed Orthodox Church of the Apparition at the other. Much of Gedimino becomes a pedestrian street outside working hours, when fashionable types flock here to see, be seen and peruse the sundry Western brands on display in the shop fronts.
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Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit
Roughly behind St Teresa's is the big, pink, domed 17th-century Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Lithuania's chief Russian Orthodox church and another fine baroque specimen.
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St Casimir's Church
The ravishing St Casimir's Church is the oldest of Vilnius' baroque masterpieces. It was built by Jesuits (1604-15) and under Soviet rule was a museum of atheism.
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St Catherine's Church
Peering north from Vokiečių you'll spot St Catherine's Church displaying Vilnius' trademark peach baroque style.
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St John's Church
You need to go through the university entrance on Universiteto to access St John's Church, a baroque gem. Founded in 1387 - well before the university arrived - its 17th-century bell tower is the highest structure in Old Town.
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St Teresa's Church
Catholic St Teresa's Church is early baroque (1635-50) outside and more elaborate late baroque inside.
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