Vilnius - Capital of Lithuania.

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Vilnius - beauty of Eastern and Middle Europe. The best place to live, study, work and make carrier in Lithuania.
Vilnius is a cosmopolitan city with diverse architecture. There are more than 40 churches in Vilnius to see. Restaurants, hotels and museums have sprouted since Lithuania declared independence, and young Vilnius residents are providing the city a reputation for being the most hospitable in the world as evidenced by the large membership of the Hospitality Club.

Like most medieval towns, Vilnius has developed around its Town Hall. The main artery, Pilies Street, links the governor's palace and the Town Hall. Other streets meander through the palaces of feudal lords and landlords, churches, shops and craftsmen's workrooms. Narrow, curved streets and small cosy courtyards developed in the radial layout of the medieval Vilnius.

The Old Town, historical centre of Vilnius, is one of the largest in Europe (3.6 km²). The most valuable historic and cultural sites are concentrated here. The buildings in the old town — there are nearly 1,500 — were built over several centuries, creating a splendid blend of many different architectural styles. Although Vilnius is often called a baroque city, here you will find some buildings of gothic, renaissance and other styles. The main sights of the city are the Gediminas Castle and the Cathedral Square, symbols of the capital. Their combination is also a gateway to the historic centre of the capital. Because of its uniqueness, the Old Town of Vilnius was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. In 1995, the only known cast of Frank Zappa was installed in the center of Vilnius with the permission of the government.
Vilnius is one of the locations featured in the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. Some of the architecture is relatively well-represented.

Lying very close to Vilnius is a site some claim to be the Geographical Centre of Europe.

Birth place of the Fictional character Marko Ramius from Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt For Red October. Unfortunately, at one point in the film Sean Connery as Ramius mispronounces the name of his birthplace by calling it "Vil-nee-us," whereas Lithuanians pronounce it "Vil-noos."

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Vilnius - Capital of Lithuania.

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  • I love this video : ...

    I love this video :P :) I am so proud to be from Lithuania. I wanted to ask, what was the display like in Vilnius on new year, as I was in London at the time watching they're display which was absolutely fantastic :)

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  • I love Vilnius, <3

    I love Vilnius, <3

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  • Vilnius is verry ...

    Vilnius is verry beautifull and modern city, Vilnius is most beatifull city in Baltic, and one of beautifulls citys in Europe..
    Grettings from Copenhagen Denmark.

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  • Vilnius is ...

    Vilnius is definitely the most beautiful of all Eastern Europe capitals and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

    Rated from Sweden :)

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  • Obviously, Vilnius ...

    Obviously, Vilnius is one of the most beautiful towns in whole world. I am proud to be Lithuanian. Happy x-mas to everyone.

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  • Super Vilnius ir ...

    Super Vilnius ir Lietuva

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  • ye O_O ?

    ye O_O ?

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  • This is just an ...

    This is just an excellent travel video, no matter what city its featuring. Touching. And of course, makes me interested in Lithuania.

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  • vat todel as taip ...

    vat todel as taip myliu savo vilniu..:)

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  • Three Most ...

    Three Most Beautiful Cities in Europe are: Paris, Cracow and Vilnius.

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  • Great video :) ...

    Great video :) rated 5 starts form Latvians : )

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  • Vilnius is to small ...

    Vilnius is to small to subways

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  • I'm not angry :) ...

    I'm not angry :) sorry if I looked so :) thanks for the nice comment! :)

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  • Tramways are not ...

    Tramways are not better than trolleybuses. That's true. I didn't want to make you angry man. I was just curious. That's all. Vilnius is really beautiful.You can be proud of your capital as well as Kaunas and many other towns. Regards!

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  • It is true. It does ...

    It is true. It does not mean that we have problems with public transport anyway. In which way tramways are better than, for example, trolleybuses ? As for the subway - we have such a plans.

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  • I heared recently ...

    I heared recently that Vilnius, La Valletta and Chisinau are the only European capitals that have neither subway nor tramways. Is that true? If yes, are there any projects to change this?

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  • "the magic of taste ...

    "the magic of taste" bit is stretching it a bit:)

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  • :) polish people ...

    :) polish people prooved having no culture at all already many times, this is what you are doing right now, showing that you are just narrow-minded. Do you really think this way? Or you saying something just to say it?
    There is no point in talking about history for such people like you. So stop hating, find something else to do. Spierdolaj kurva :D

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  • i had never heard ...

    i had never heard of vilnius until now. it seems to be a beautiful and interesting place.

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  • puikus klipas!!! ...

    puikus klipas!!! nice video!!!

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  • I said a Faschist ...

    I said a Faschist leader. Not a Comunist. If there was a guy like Hitler ( i dont mean excatly like Hitler), maybe the Poles or Russians who only tought us to curse or drink vodka would be forced to leave our land.

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  • This vid was very ...

    This vid was very inspirational, There's no doubt im going to go there next time i go on holiday.

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  • If history likes to ...

    If history likes to repeat itself be prepared of return of Grand Duchy of Lithuania the most powerfull country in europe at that time and be prepared of lithuanian man ruling your lands like Jogaila did, but this time we will not be that nice with you C**tS !!!

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  • right point! After ...

    right point! After all, do you, polish friends, want us to remind you about German Breslau, which suddenly became polish Wroclaw ? How about french and prussian Dantzig, which suddenly became Gdansk ? In this same way VILNIUS is Lithuanian capital Vilnius, not polish Wilno or however you call it. Don't want me to remind some other sad facts about Polish history and I won't if you shut up about polish WILNO.

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  • You are damn right. ...

    You are damn right. Lithuanias Dukedom has conquered lands of Ukraine and Belarus, but we dont say that Minsk or Kiev is Lithuanian city.

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