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  • Day 6

    A Lazy Morning

    October 20, 2023 in Lithuania ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

    It's another lazy morning for me anyway. As Jayne helped Pat, I went back to the Church of St, Michael thee Archangel, to take a few photographs 📸 📷 from a different perspective. I also noticed that it was open to the public , so I went. In 1895, Russian Czar Alexander III ordered construction of the Orthodox Cathedral for the Kaunas fortress garrison, as a representational structure, expressing luxury and official status The Sobor was designed by Russian architects and decorated by Petersburg artists. In 1919, it was transformed into a Catholic St. Michael the Archangel church garrison. In 1965, the church became a stained glass and sculpture gallery. After the restoration of independence, the St. Michael, the Archangel Catholic Church, is now operating again, and once again, the once removed crosses are raised high. ⛪️Read more