Vilnius Baroque
The Vilnian Baroque (, ) or the School of Vilnius Baroque (, ) is a name of late Baroque architecture style in Catholic church architecture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which expanded well into Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Greek Catholic church architecture on territories covered by the Union of Brest. The style was formed by alumnus of the Catholic Jesuits' Vilnius University. Most preserved buildings in this style are in Vilnius. The architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz is considered one of the founders of Vilnian Baroque. Working on the restoration of churches in Vilnius, he was often inspired by contemporary buildings of Austria and Bavaria. Polish churches created by are also made in Vilnian Baroque style. Although being predominantly Catholicism, Catholic style of architecture, Vilnian Baroque was also popular among the Ukrainian_Greek_Catholic_Church#History, Uniates, which gave the style its second name ‘Uniate Baroque’. Another famous architect Thomas Zebrowski ...
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