Church of Vytautas the Great Church or Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vytauto Didžiojo Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų bažnyčia | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Old Town |
Year consecrated | 1400 |
Location | |
Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Geographic coordinates | 54°89'50" N, 23°88'65" E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Late Gothic and Brick Gothic |
Completed | c. 1400 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | West |
Materials | clay bricks |
Website | |
vytautine.lcn.lt |
Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic cross-shaped plan (with side chapels) in Lithuania.[1][2]