Didžioji Street (literally: ''the Great Street''; ) is a street in the
Old Town
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of
Vilnius
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, the capital of
Lithuania
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. It currently connects
Pilies Street
Pilies Street (literally, "Castle Street"; ) is one of the main streets in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is a rather short street, running from Cathedral Square to the Town Hall Square.
Pilies Street is a popular locati ...
and
Aušros Vartų Street.
The street surrounds the
Vilnius Town Hall and in the past was visited by many well-known people including
Francysk Skaryna,
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname. It may refer to people:
In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility:
* Mikołaj Kamieniecki, Polish nobleman and the first Grand Hetman of the Crown
* ...
,
Konstantinas Sirvydas,
Joseph Frank, Christina Gerhardi-Frank,
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (; 1561 – 24 September 1621) was a Polish–Lithuanian identity, Polish–Lithuanian military commander of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, who was from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, and from 1605 Grand Hetman of Lit ...
,
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
,
Sophie de Choiseul-Gouffier,
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influent ...
.
Gallery
PirmojiKlinika.JPG, Building in which the first clinic
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in Lithuania was established in 1805
Art Museum of Lithuania.jpg, Vilnius Picture Gallery
Didžioji Street 01(js).jpg, View towards the town hall at night
Swedish embassy in Vilnius01.JPG, Swedish Embassy
References
External links
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Streets in Vilnius
Vilnius Old Town