This is one of the most impressive architectural treasures of the Old Town of Vilnius.
The Church of St Anne (in the picture- build from red bricks with tall towers)
was built at the turn of the 15th – 16th centuries
and is the most admired and beloved churches of late Gothic period in Lithuania.
Built from ordinary clay bricks of 33 different shapes it amazes everyone by the courage and ingenuity of the masters who built it.
It is the subject of a much-quoted remark, which is said to have been made by Napoleon
when his army occupied Vilnius in 1812,
that he would have liked to be able to place it in the palm of his hand
and take it back to Paris.

The Church of St Francis and St Bernardino was built at the end of the 15th century
and is one of the largest Gothic religious buildings in Lithuania.
Due to the fact that it was built at the same time as the city wall
and is situated on the edge of the Old Town close to the River Vilnia,
it is believed to have been later incorporated into the city's defences.