The building dates back to 1320, and in 1407 it was consecrated in the presence of Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas, who rebuilt the dilapidated castle at that time into a fortified church.
Monument of cult-defensive Late Gothic-Renaissance architecture, one of the first fortified churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The plan resembles the old Russian four-pillar cross-domed churches. The spatial-spatial structure is of a different nature - it is a three-nave four-pillar basilica with a Renaissance facade gable .
The three-apsed temple in plan resembles a skewed rectangle flanked at...
The building dates back to 1320, and in 1407 it was consecrated in the presence of Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas, who rebuilt the dilapidated castle at that time into a fortified church.
Monument of cult-defensive Late Gothic-Renaissance architecture, one of the first fortified churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The plan resembles the old Russian four-pillar cross-domed churches. The spatial-spatial structure is of a different nature - it is a three-nave four-pillar basilica with a Renaissance facade gable .
The three-apsed temple in plan resembles a skewed rectangle flanked at the corners by 4 defensive towers, octagonal on the main facade and round on the rear. The high gable roof at the ends is covered by powerful acute-angled shields decorated with tiers of plastered arches. Niches were whitewashed, which, against the background of red brickwork, created an active color scheme.
The hall of the temple with four octagonal pillars is divided into three naves, covered with cross vaults with decorative Gothic ribs. The central and northern apses are covered by cross vaults, and the southern apses are stellate. The plastered walls are divided by blades, which are combined with pillars of arches. Inside the towers, spiral staircases connect the hall with the attic, which housed the defensive tier of the church.