Presidential Palace - is officially recognized by the residence of the President of the Republic of Lithuania. The luxurious palace in the capital of Lithuania - Vilnius. It is built on Daukanto square, named after the name of the graduate of Vilnius University, who wrote the first history of Lithuania in the Lithuanian language. The area has a particularly solemn because of Baroque-style towering above the roofs of the towers. Since the 16th century, the building of the Presidential Palace was the residence for Vilnius bishops.

As soon as Lithuania was baptized, the Lithuanian Prince Jagiello ruled decree establishing the Vilna episcopate and gave him the land on which now houses the Palace complex. At this point, then settled Gashtolda Chamber, which were placed under the authority of Catholic Bishops. In 1530, the bishop's house was destroyed by fire, while the bishops were living in what is now the presidential palace is located.

In the 17-18 centuries the palace caught fire several times and was subjected to looting. For these reasons, the building was restored many times. The restructuring of the palace was carried out in 1792, which carried Laurynas Gucevičius.

Once the third section was carried out of the Commonwealth, Duchy of Lithuania was incorporated into the Russian Empire, and since 1795 the palace became a recognized residence of Governor-General of the North-West region, its place of performance. Over time, the palace became the temporary seat of the influential and high-ranking officials, for example, visited the palace: Paul I, Constantine and Alexander - his sons, Stanislaw August Poniatowski - Polish king, Friedrich Wilhelm III - King of Prussia.

By 1804 the Presidential Palace was expanded under the leadership of the provincial architect Shilgauza KA .. By order of Alexander I, was changed and the architecture of the palace. To implement the planned targets had to carry some university buildings in order not to partition off the street. It was fully built east of the building, while the western part was just attached. Only in 1827 the construction works were completed, but the arrangement of the interior continued until 1832. Since that time the building acquired its present appearance.

In the courtyard of the Presidential Palace 1819 he acted house church, named after Alexander Nevsky. It was rebuilt during the reconstruction in 1903. The two choirs were located oak reliquaries that were icons of St. Alexander Nevsky and the Holy Virgin. These icons were donated in honor of the officials to get rid of Alexander I of premeditated assassination in Paris, as well as the salvation of the royal family at the train wreck in Borki.

From 1901 to 1905 the building was kordegarii the Museum of Count Muraviev MN .. motive for its creation served as the exhibition dedicated to him held in the Vilnius Public Library, and dedicated to the opening of the monument in the square of ants. Bielecki led the Commission in charge of all the affairs of the museum. The head of the museum was VG Nicholas and member-employee - VA Gringmut.

The museum has collected a variety of items that belonged to the era of Muraveva: two chairs, a desk, a cane, printing and many other things that belonged to him. The museum was opened only twice a week so that he could visit the tourists.

With regard to the architecture of the Presidential Palace, it was built in the late Classical style. The architecture of the buildings present a clear three-dimensional shape, a regular layout, as well as axial-symmetric compositions and monumental columns.

The building is rectangular in shape with three risalits. In the area beyond the main facade of the building, but the facade facing the courtyard, also particularly solemn. Corbels, presented on the main facade, Doric columns are connected in a row. Internal structure of the palace is the layout of the rooms on the corridor on the first floor of the system. The second floor holds a characteristic of the palaces of the kind of enfilade system facilities. We are constantly exposed to the palace guard, which is replaced at 6 pm.