In the city of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania

 "They say compassion is the only voice, a gift which can help mend the broken, lift the fallen and soften the hardened.” — Aisha Mirza

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(in Lithuania) At the confluence of the Neris and Vilnia rivers, Vilnius, the capital of this country, contains one of the largest surviving medieval quarters in Europe. Its Old Town contains nearly two thousand medieval, gothic, renaissance, and baroque buildings, all centered on the neo-classical cathedral and Town Hall. Though a capital city, Vilnius feels much like an overgrown village. It is carpeted with lots of green spaces, which cover around 40% of its total area, and studded with venerable Catholic and Orthodox church spires. Featured here is Vilnius' St. Anne’s Church, a red brick structure built in the Gothic architectural style in the 1500s by the Franciscan brothers. Sharing a wall with St. Anne’s Church is the Bernardine Church and Monastery, which is also built in the Gothic style and has adornments in the Renaissance and Baroque style. (A legend in Lithuania says that Napoleon Bonaparte was so fascinated by the beauty of St. Anne’s Church, that he wanted to take it back to Paris in the palm of his hand. (During the march of the Napoleonic army through Lithuania in 1812, the church was consigned to the French cavalry forces.)