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Vilnius - a chapel on Snipiszki, in the background a panorama of the city, Czechowicz, Józef 1818-1888 author, Vilnius Lithuania - photography, Castle Hill Vilnius, panoramas, Snipiszki Vilnius, chapels, View of the city from the Snipiszki suburb, in the foreground a chapel with the miraculous figure of the Crucified Christ from 1720, on the left the arsenal, Castle Hill, the Tyszkiewicz Palace building, in the background the Cathedral, in the background the bell tower of St. Jana., ca. 1875, Vilnius, photograph, photographic print: height 21.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, cardboard: height 27.8 cm, width 34.5 cm, A sepia-toned scene showing a riverside town from an elevated grassy vantage with a stone pedestal structure topped by a decorative metal cross in the foreground; the pedestal has columns and open arches and sits on a paved platform with a low stone railing. Around the foreground are a few simple wooden benches on patches of grass and dirt, and a worn path leading toward the structure. Below, a river curves past a riverside embankment and a stretch of buildings with pitched roofs and rows of windows. Leafless trees stand near the riverbank on the left, and a hill with a small tower-like building is visible in the midground. The overall colors are shades of brown, tan, and muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_400

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78.8Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.3in / 6000 x 4592 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius - chapel Snipiszki background panorama city Czechowicz Józef 1818-1888 author Vilnius Lithuania - photography Castle Hill Vilnius panoramas Snipiszki Vilnius chapels View Snipiszki suburb foreground miraculous figure Crucified Christ 1720 left arsenal Castle Hill Tyszkiewicz Palace building Cathedral bell tower St Jana ca 1875 Vilnius photograph photographic print height 21.0 cm width 27.5 cm cardboard 27.8 cm width 34.5 cm sepia-toned scene showing riverside town elevated grassy vantage stone pedestal structure topped decorative metal cross pedestal columns open arches sits paved platform low stone railing simple wooden benches patches grass dirt worn path leading structure river curves past riverside embankment stretch buildings pitched roofs rows windows Leafless trees stand near riverbank hill small tower- building visible midground colors shades brown tan muted gray.