June 1, 2011

My Favorite: Gothic Churches

By amanda

I’m not a big fan of Baroque church architecture.  I think it’s overblown and overdone.  I love the simplicity of Gothic and Romanesque churches with sweeping arches.  Fortunately some still exist, even though many have Baroque additions such as altars.  We visited several good examples of Gothic church architecture over the last week: Vytautas Church in Kaunas, St. Anne’s Church in Vilnius, and a church in Palanga (built in 1907 but in the Gothic style).

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About amanda

Creating academic and public environments for the humanities to flourish Researching Soviet and Eastern European history Engaging people and ideas as a writer and interviewer Traveling as much as possible View all posts by amanda
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