TOUR OF KAUNAS ARCHCATHEDRAL BASILICA on December 11 at 2:00 PM.
About this event
Kaunas Archcathedral Basilica, just like the Kaunas Old Town, tells us its 600-year history.
This one of the largest Gothic sanctuaries in Lithuania has preserved features of various eras: from the modest Gothic exterior to the "dancing" Baroque interior.
Bishop Motiejus Valančius jokingly called the cathedral a "unicorn cow" (due to the single remaining tower). The construction of this sanctuary dates back to 1408, when Kaunas was granted the Magdeburg rights privilege.
Well, the sanctuary "dressed up" in its Baroque interior in 1771, when the last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Stanisław Poniatowski, provided a 40,000-guilder endowment for the renovation of the church.
Saints and clergy, brotherhoods and artists, works of art and architectural solutions.
The tour starts at 3:00 PM at the entrance to the Archcathedral.