The Church of St. Casimir in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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St Casimir's Church

Vilnius


This striking church is the city’s oldest baroque place of worship. St Casimir’s dome and cross-shaped ground plan defined a new style for 17th-century churches when the Jesuits built it between 1604 and 1615. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries.


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