Ducal Palace of Vilnius, a photo from Vilniaus, Sud

Photographer's Note

The foot of the hill Gediminas was inhabited in the 4th century. While the State of Lithuania was being created, Vilnius became one of the most important political centers, later becoming the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

In the place where the village of reinforced wood was located, at the end of the thirteenth century a powerful stone castle was built, the first in Lithuania, which is now one of the most significant buildings in the territory of the Lower Castle.

At the end of the 15th century, the construction of the defensive castle began to become the representative building of late Gothic style, used residence of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. In the 16th century, renowned local artists, as well as Italian architects, Poles and other artists and craftsmen, rebuilt the Royal Palace into a luxurious Renaissance residence that later acquired the characteristics of early Baroque. The palace was the residence of the Lithuanian and Polish princes.

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are known as the Golden Age of the Palace. Vilnius at that time was an important center of Central Europe, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, which were under the reign of the monarchs of Jogaila and the Vasa dynasties, being a state of significant influence in the region.

The flowering times ended in the middle of the 17th century. The palace was partially destroyed by the occupation army of Moscow and at the beginning of the 19th century this destruction was complete.

The idea of restoring the Palace of the Rulers was born together with the liberation movement of Lithuania at the end of the 20th century. Detailed archaeological investigations were begun on the palace in 1987. Nearly 500,000 unique finds were found on this site, which became the basis for the restoration of the palace. The restoration of the destroyed Palace of the Rulers began in 2002. During the commemoration of the Millennium of the Name of Lithuania, on July 6, 2009, a symbolic inauguration of the restored palace of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was held.

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El pie de la colina Gediminas estuvo habitado en el siglo IV. Mientras se creaba el Estado de Lituania, Vilnius fue convirtiéndose en uno de los centros políticos más importantes, llegando posteriormente a convertirse en capital del Gran Ducado de Lituania.

En el lugar donde se situaba la aldea de madera reforzada, a finales del siglo XIII se construyó un poderoso castillo de piedra, el primero en Lituania, que ahora es uno de los edificios más significativos del territorio del Castillo Inferior.

A finales del siglo XV, la construcción del castillo defensivo comenzó a convertirse en el representativo edificio de estilo gótico tardío, utilizado residencia de los Grandes Duques de Lituania. En el siglo XVI profesionales, artistas locales de renombre, así como arquitectos italianos, polacos y otros artistas y artesanos, reconstruyeron el Palacio Real convirtiéndolo en una lujosa residencia renacentista que más tarde adquirió las características del barroco temprano. El palacio fue residencia de los príncipes lituanos y polacos.

Los siglos XVI y XVII se denominan como la época dorada del Palacio. Vilnius en ese momento fue un importante centro de Europa Central, del Gran Ducado de Lituania y el Reino de Polonia, los cuales estaban bajo el reinado de los monarcas de Jogaila y las dinastías de Vasa, siendo un estado de importante influencia en la región.

Los tiempos de florecimiento terminaron en la mitad del siglo XVII. El palacio fue parcialmente destruido por el ejército de ocupación de Moscú y a comienzos del siglo XIX esta destrucción fue completa.

La idea de restaurar el Palacio de los Gobernantes nació junto con el movimiento de liberación de Lituania a finales del siglo XX. Se iniciaron detalladas investigaciones arqueológicas sobre el palacio en 1987. Fueron encontrados cerca de 500.000 hallazgos únicos en este emplazamiento, que se convirtieron en la base para la restauración del palacio. La restauración del destruido Palacio de los Gobernantes, comenzó en el año 2002. Durante la conmemoración del Milenio del Nombre de Lituania, el 6 de julio de 2009,se celebró una inauguración simbólica del palacio restaurado del Gran Ducado de Lituania.

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Silvio1953 (177775) 2018-04-16 9:25

Ciao Luis, lovely composition with fantastic palace, superb sky, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

mesutilgim (107346) 2018-04-16 9:32

Hello Luis,
Very nice capture from Vilnius taken with perfect pov and light management.
Specially the cloudy sky creates a perfect background to the scenery. Nice framing and many interesting and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

holmertz (74423) 2018-04-16 9:47

Hello Luis,
As I think I mentioned before Vilnius was my favourite Baltic capital. I liked its mixture of styles, the blend of old and new and the pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. This photo is certainly not from any of the gritty parts of the city, but it's a very good photo of the elegant palace with a glimpse of the red tower on the hill in the background. The trees and people in front of the palace provide nice colours. It's a superbly exposed photo with a very nice sky.
Kind regards,
Gert

dta (91934) 2018-04-16 10:20

Hola Liuis ,
Splendide palais tout blanc avec un superbe ciel pommelé . L'arbre vert apporte un bon contraste.
Amicalement

ikeharel (93314) 2018-04-16 10:35

The white stones built building has a prominent appearance on the scene, Luis.
Taken from a fair distance to allow good view of its width and height.
Scaled well with the people in front.
A photo superbly done.
Buen tardes,
Ike

Fis2 (129733) 2018-04-16 10:53

Witaj Luis!
A very curious palace.
I like frame, colors and sharpness.
Clouds are impressive.
Have a good new week my friend.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jmdias (82711) 2018-04-16 10:55

luis

otro edificio de aspecto curioso. me gusta mucho la simplicidad de sus lineas y esa mezcla de elementos de arquitecture classica con otros mas del norte. perfecta vista.
PS: desculpe los errores, en esta computadora no se como usar el corrector ortografico.

saludos

jorge

pajaran (82385) 2018-04-16 11:14

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak. Lepo mesto i stara arhitektura, lepi detalji na fasadi, lepa palata.
Zelim vam lepo vece, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
A nice view and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, nice colors, nice caught moment. Nice place and old architecture, beautiful details on the facade, beautiful palace.
I wish you a nice evening, all the best in the new week that started, good luck.

Periko (7767) 2018-04-16 12:11

Hola Luis
Bonito e interesante edificio. A pesar de esos árboles se puede apreciar su belleza y elegancia, captada con una luz espléndida y una exposición equilibrada.

Un saludo

lousat (112347) 2018-04-16 12:27

Hi Luis,beautiful architechture,a geometric style without a lot of decorations and very serious,well preserved and caught in the best exposure and sharpness,well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Tue (60658) 2018-04-16 13:31

Hello Luis,
A great photo of Vilnius, which is the only Baltic capital I still need to visit. The white architecture looks very appealing and the blue sky with the large white clouds make a very attractive backdrop too. Great work.
Lars

COSTANTINO (83963) 2018-04-16 13:39

Hello dear Luis and have a nice time
and a happy new day
here it is not a simple postcard
it is an impressive capture
with a fantastic blue sky and clouds
running into it I like people down there
everybody interested in something else
I ike the green dark trees dominating
part of the foregrund
regards
Costantino

PiotrF (35776) 2018-04-16 16:11

Hello Luis,
Thank you for informative note!
A very nice view of Ducal Palace , interesting architecture.Nice colours, perfect exposure, fine composition and good sharpness.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

emka (128489) 2018-04-16 20:48

Hello dear Luis, Nice picture from Vilnius, attractive composition with the ducal Palace and the brick tower behind it. Lovely colours, nice relaxed atmosphere.
I am back from my far journey in New Zealand.

Kind regrad s MAlgo

mcmtanyel (45202) 2018-04-16 21:39

Hello Luis,
It's a relatively simple, but beautiful building. I like the trees in the square.
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (73990) 2018-04-16 21:43

Hi Luis
A shot portraying a solid architecture of this handsome building from yester years enveloped by such a dramatic & expansive cloud extravaganza which have added some zing to this shot. I love the sublime clarity, colours in depth and sumptuous detail throughout. The visitors counter balance the whole capture nicely. Wonderful capture, Congrats
Best regards

jemaflor (117648) 2018-04-16 23:45

Salut Luis,
2légante architecture avec cette façade blanche bien cadrée, bon effet avec la vue de ciel bleu avec ces nuages éparpillés, bonne netteté.

dkmurphys (76175) 2018-04-17 0:02

Hello,
Nice postcard with the beautiful palace. I like the colors and the enjoyable atmosphere around it. Well seen.

Daniel

jhm (180332) 2018-04-17 5:53

Hello Luis,

Today we are neighbours at TE.
A lovely picture with a nice frontage of the building.
Also the sky and clouds care for a wonderful composition.
An excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Sergiom (108747) 2018-04-17 7:01

Bonjour Luis,

Une photo carte postale classique mais qu'il fallait absolument prendre à cause de la qualité du ciel aux nuages comme des flocons de ouate. Le bâtiment est magnifique.

Amicalement

Serge

LuisGustavoLima (4952) 2018-04-17 15:45

Olá, Luis!

O céu tem um aspecto bem bonito, a forma como as nuvens estão formaram um visual bonito. As cores estão bonitas e o contraste do branco dessa construção com os rastros de azul do céu e o verde intenso das árvores é bonito. Nitidez excelente.
Parabéns!

danos (110395) 2018-04-18 8:23

Hola Luis,
impressive the cloud formations over the Palace of the Rulers in Vilnius.The brilliant light enhance the clarity as the sharpness of the scene.

Regards,Danos

alvaraalto (32644) 2018-04-18 13:28

Hello Luis
A particularly beautiful photo of this remarkable white palace in Vilnius under an equally particular beautiful blue sky with friendly white clouds. You have chosen an excellent position for this beautiful image.
Well done
Have a nice day, groet Rob

sacimar (35249) 2018-04-19 5:46

Hola Luis,

buena imagen de este palacio, me gusta su arquitectura austera por fuera, donde el blanco predomina sobre todo el edificio, escogiste un buen punto de vista para mostar la entrada, bien visto,

Un saludo,

Sergio

Cricri (147414) 2018-04-19 23:44

Hola ami Luis
Belle architecture blanche sous un joli ciel moutonné, l'arbre en cadrage, la lumière est extra, vraiment une belle présentation
Belle journée
cricri

josepmarin (59239) 2018-04-20 9:47

Hola querido amigo Luis,
preciosa vista del palacio en un encuadre perfectamente organizado y con un ángulo visual muy eficaz, donde se destaca la simple majestuosidad del edificio noble, junto a un toque verde de los árboles muy bien incluídos en el conjunto, y con la presencia de la gente que proporciona vitalidad y referencia en la escena.
Hay que destacar la perfecta corrección de la lógica distorsión de líneas verticales en este tipo de fotos, así como el bonito impacto visual de esas pequeñas nubes blancas sobre el cielo azul intenso.
Y también la alta calidad de imagen y de colores que has alcanzado en la composición.
Excelente trabajo, amigo mío.
Un fuerte abrazo de los dos para vosotros tres,
Pili y Josep

cornejo (56986) 2018-04-21 10:53

Hola compañero Luís, muy buena fotografía de este interesante edificio del palacio, muy bien captada en esta interesante imagen, con buena nitidez, luz, color y calidad. Muy buen e interesante trabajo perfectamente realizado, mis felicitaciones amigo mio. Gracias por compartir este bello trabajo.

Buena noche y feliz domingo.
Afectuosos saludos desde el sur de España.
Un cordial abrazo.
Angel.

gervaso (24101) 2018-04-23 8:39

Hola, Luis!

Muy bonito el palacio, tan blanco pero lo captaste con excelente gestión de la luminosidad! El cielo está maravilloso con estas nubes, y el verde oscuro de los árboles hace un bellísimo contraste con el resto de la escena! Excelente trabajo!

macjake (85509) 2018-05-01 10:53

Hi Luis
wow, beautiful. loving all the whites, even the white popcorn clouds in the sky mixed with the blues. this is very photogenic and pretty. its an eye catcher for sure. nice to have the trees to balance out the whiteness. sweet
cheers
Craig

mkamionka (47381) 2018-05-04 3:29

Hola Luis,
beautiful postcard from Vilnius. It is still very high on my list of places to visit.
You mention Jogaila dynasty. I have never heard about it. I have checked it: Jogaila is the original name of the Duke who later became the King Wladyslaw II Jagiello. The dynasty is called in English Jagiellonian, the university in Krakow where I studied is called Jagiellonian University because the wife of King Wladyslaw II Jagiello gave all her jewelry to sponsor that university...
I suppose in Lithuania they may still use his name from the times before he became the king, since they can relate more to it. He was a great king indeed of Lithuanian origin.

Beautiful architecture well decorated with charming sky.
Excellent reportage.
Have a great weekend,
M

PaulVDV (43884) 2018-05-29 12:37

Hello Luis,
From on the thumbnail already this picture is very striking thanks to the wonderful clouds in the sky.
The snow white building is well presented flanked by the trees on the right.
Very good sharpness and composition.
Best regards, Paul