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    Vilnius University
    Faculty of Philosophy at Vilnius UniversityVilnius University CourtyardWall at Vilnius University showing original brick walls covered later by plaster.Petras Repšys’s fresco The Seasons (1986) at Vilnius UniversityPetras Repšys’s fresco The Seasons (1986) at Vilnius UniversityPetras Repšys’s fresco The Seasons (1986) at Vilnius UniversityMemorial Plaque at Vilnius University commemorating extinct Baltic tribes

    Vilnius University

    August 8, 2022 in Lithuania ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    Vilnius University is a public research university, which is the oldest university in the Baltic states, and one of the oldest and most famous in Northern Europe. Today it is Lithuania's leading academic institution, ranked among the top 400 universities worldwide.

    The university was founded in 1579 as the Jesuit Academy (College) of Vilnius by Stephen Báthory, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. It was the third oldest university (after the Kracow Academy and the Albertina) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

    Its motto in English is "From here the way leads to the stars."

    Petras Repšys’ fresco The Seasons of the Year (painted in 1976-1984) with motifs from Baltic mythology is in the second story at the Centre of Lithuanian Studies, Vilnius University.

    The final photo here is of a Memorial Plaque commemorating extinct Baltic tribes at Vilnius University.    Read more