Pažaislis Monastery

Local namePažaislio vienuolynas
LocationKaunas, Lietuva

Pažaislis Monastery and the Church of the Visitation form the largest monastery complex in Lithuania, and the most renowned example of Baroque architecture in the country. The church is the most marble-decorated Baroque church of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It is situated in the Petrašiūnai elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania, on a peninsula in the Kaunas Reservoir near the Kaunas Yacht Club. It was declared a cultural monument and a site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania. In 2021, Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex was awarded as the best European Film location in 2020 during the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival.

Tags MonasteryBaroque ArchitectureBenedictine
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pažaislis_Monastery

Official Website https://www.pazaislis.org/lankytojams

Coordinates 54°52'33.821" N 24°1'21.174" E

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