Vilnius University Library

Vilnius University Library or VU Library is the oldest and one of the largest academic libraries of . It was founded in 1570 by the Jesuits and as such is nine years older than Vilnius University.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: university library in Lithuania
  • Address: Universiteto g. 5, Vilnius
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania and St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist.

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The Presidential Palace is the official residence and workplace of the president of Lithuania. Located in , . The palace dates back to the 14th century when it was first used as the residence of the Bishop of Vilnius. and during its history, it has undergone various reconstructions, supervised by prominent architects, including Laurynas Gucevičius and Vasily Stasov.

Church
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The Church of St. Johns, officially named , is located at the of , and dominates the university ensemble.

Museum
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The is a historic landmark on Pilies Street, , where on February 16, 1918, the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by twenty members of the Council of Lithuania. is situated 140 metres southeast of Vilnius University Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Užupis.

Suburb
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The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , the capital of , largely located in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. means "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River; the name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Vilnius University Library

Latitude
54.68284° or 54° 40′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.28725° or 25° 17′ 14″ east
Open location code
9G67M7MP+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 669545451
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q625734
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Vilnius University Library” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Vilnüs Universitetinin Kitabxanası”
  • Belarusian: “Бібліятэка Віленскага ўніверсітэта”
  • Belarusian: “Бібліятэка Вільнюскага ўніверсітэта”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca de la Universitat de Vílnius”
  • Chinese: “維爾紐斯大學圖書館”
  • French: “Bibliothèque universitaire de Vilnius”
  • German: “Bibliothek der Universität Vilnius”
  • German: “UB Vilnius”
  • German: “Universitätsbibliothek Vilnius”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη του Πανεπιστημίου του Βίλνιους”
  • Hindi: “विल्नुस विश्वविद्यालय का पुस्तकालय”
  • Japanese: “ヴィリニュス大学図書館”
  • Korean: “빌뉴스 대학교 도서관”
  • Latvian: “Viļņas Universitātes bibliotēka”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka”
  • Lithuanian: “VU biblioteka”
  • Lithuanian: “VUB”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਿਲਨੁਸ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Wilnie”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Wileńskiego”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Вильнюсского университета”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca de la Universidad de Vilna”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Вільнюського університету”
  • “Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vilnius University Astronomical Observatory and VU kiemo teatras.

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