Vilnius, Lithuania Webcam

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Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 555,613 as of 2008. Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centers of the Baltic states.
Vilnius is considered one of the main centers of the Polish Baroque movement in ecclesiastical architecture. Additionally, Eastern Rite Catholicism has maintained a presence in Vilnius since the Union of Brest. Also, Vilnius has been home to an Eastern Orthodox Christian presence since the 13th or even the 12th century. Many Old Believers, who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1667, settled in Lithuania.

A famous Russian Orthodox monastery, named for the Holy Spirit, is located near the Gate of Dawn. St. Paraskeva’s Orthodox Church in the Old Town is the site of the baptism of Hannibal, the great-grandfather of Pushkin, by Tsar Peter the Great in 1705.

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SUNRISE PROJECT

The Sunrise Project was created to track the most favorable locations around the world for watching a sunrise. For more background see the Sunrise Project Blog:

http://sn00p.wordpress.com/

This map is in memory of my beloved god-daughter Adrienne, who inspired me to explore new horizons, encouraged me to persist through all life's difficulties, but most of all, taught me the importance of love.