Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius

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The Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius is the main Roman Catholic cathedral of Lithuania, a prominent neoclassical landmark in Vilnius and the traditional coronation and burial site of Lithuanian rulers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
basilica
cathedral church
minor basilica
archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
consecrationYear 1783
contains chapel of Saint Casimir NERFINISHED
crypts of Lithuanian rulers
country Lithuania
dedicatedTo Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary NERFINISHED
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
façadeDecoration classical sculptures
foundedAsChristianCathedral late 14th century
function main Roman Catholic cathedral of Lithuania
traditional burial site of Lithuanian rulers
traditional coronation site of Lithuanian rulers
hasArchitect Laurynas Gucevičius NERFINISHED
hasBellTower Vilnius Cathedral Bell Tower NERFINISHED
hasDome yes
hasPortico classical portico with columns
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
length about 69 meters
locatedIn Vilnius NERFINISHED
Vilnius Cathedral Square NERFINISHED
Vilnius Old Town NERFINISHED
material brick
stone
near Gediminas’ Tower NERFINISHED
Vilnius Upper Castle NERFINISHED
notableBurial Alexander Jagiellon NERFINISHED
Elisabeth of Austria (wife of Sigismund II Augustus) NERFINISHED
Saint Casimir Jagiellon NERFINISHED
Vytautas the Great (symbolic or disputed remains) NERFINISHED
numberOfNaves 3
ownership Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
partOf Vilnius Historic Centre NERFINISHED
rebuiltInCurrentForm late 18th century
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
rite Latin Rite
significance major landmark of Vilnius
symbol of Christianization of Lithuania
status metropolitan cathedral
national cathedral of Lithuania
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994
usedAs place of national ceremonies of Lithuania
width about 41 meters

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Vytautas the Great burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius
this entity surface form: Vilnius Cathedral
Algirdas burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius
this entity surface form: Vilnius Cathedral (traditional attribution)
Alexander Jagiellon burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius
this entity surface form: Vilnius Cathedral