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Antakalnis Cemetery

Kariu Kapu 11, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ranked #11 of 80 attractions in Vilnius
5.0 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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- 10 May 2012
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Berlin, Germany
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41 reviews 41 reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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Antakalnis cemetery is worth to visit for those who are interested in Lithuania's history.A lot of Lithuanian writers, artists, even president, has buried there. The cemetery looks like nice park, it is just very nice to walk there. More

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Vilnius, Lithuania
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43 reviews 43 reviews
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
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There You can find a peaceful place. Enemies are resting together. You can find German and Soviet soldiers of WWI and WWII. Also Napoleon soldiers. Lithuanian and Polish soldiers fighted in 1920's between each other. Comunist heads of Lithuania SSR and those who died in 1990's for Lithuanian freedom. Also there is a rest place for Lithuanian famous artists died... More

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Dakar, Senegal
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70 reviews 70 reviews
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011

This is quite far from other sights if going on foot (about 30-40 minutes from the Cathedral) so best combined with the St Peter & St Paul church (also reviewed), about half-way. This is a cemetery both for national war heroes (tombs of "comrades" fallen during the independence process from the USSR) and prominent art figures. There are also some... More

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Hong Kong
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57 reviews 57 reviews
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 September 2009
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One of the most interesting places we visited in Vilnius was the Antakalnis Cemetry located in Antakalnis about a 15 minute or so walk from St Peter and Paul's Church. Antakalnis Cemetry is also known as the soldiers' cemetry due to the large number of war graves contained there. At the entrance of the cemetry there is a small beautifully... More

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Ruhrgebiet
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134 reviews 134 reviews
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011
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