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Vilnius

Vilnius ( VIL-nee-??s, Lithuanian: [??v????l??n????s] ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated July 2024 population was 605,270, and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 708,627. Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Old Town, considered one of Europe's largest and best-preserved old towns. The city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural style known as Vilnian Baroque is named after the city, which is farthest to the east among Baroque cities and the largest such city north of the Alps. The city was noted for its multicultural population during the Polish???Lithuanian Commonwealth, with contemporary sources comparing...

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