Didžioji Street
One of the oldest streets of Vilnius
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Didžioji Street (literally: the Great Street; Lithuanian: Didžioji gatvė) is a street in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.[2] It currently connects Pilies Street and Aušros Vartų Street.[1] 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, Konstantinas Sirvydas, Joseph Frank, Christina Gerhardi-Frank, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Napoleon, Sophie de Choiseul-Gouffier, Fyodor Dostoevsky.[3][4]
Didžioji Street at dusk | |
 Interactive map of Didžioji Street | |
| Native name | Didžioji gatvė (Lithuanian) |
|---|---|
| Former name | M. Gorkio[1] |
| Length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Postal code | LT-01128 |
| Coordinates | 54°40′44″N 25°17′16″E |
Gallery
Building in which the first clinic in Lithuania was established in 1805
View towards the town hall at night
Swedish Embassy
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