Birutė Hill Chapel
Birutė Hill Chapel (lit. Birutės kalno koplyčia ) is an octagonal chapel on the Baltic Sea coast in Palanga, Lithuania . It is located on the 22 meter high Birutė Hill ( Birutės kalnas ) in the seaside park of the former Tiškevičius estate, which today houses the Amber Museum. The Catholic chapel was named after Birutė , wife of Grand Duke Kęstutis (1297–1382).
history
19th century depiction of Napoleon Orda
- In 1869 the chapel was built according to designs by K. Majer.
- In 1976 stained glass was installed inside , the author of the vitrage was Liudas Pocius.
Web links
Commons : Birutė Hill - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Polag, Franz Rappel: Lithuania & Curonian Spit. Iwanowski's Reisebuchverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-93304129-6 , p. 278.
Coordinates: 55 ° 54 '20.4 " N , 21 ° 3' 11.2" E