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Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas
According to a legend, Juliana, the wife of Grand Duke Algirdas, built the first church here. After the building burnt down, a new Gothic church with Byzantine style elements was erected in 1514. It was severely damaged during the fire of 1748. It was reconstructed changing the architecture of the building by decorating its facades and the heightened tower baroque style. In the 19th century, the reconstructed church was decorated Byzantine style. This is when a chapel with a mosaic of St. Michael the Archangel created at the Art Academy in St. Petersburg inside of it was built. Despite the reconstructions, the church has preserved many authentic Gothic elements - old masonry, interior elements and valuable pieces of Byzantine art.
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