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The
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
is a
Roman Catholic
church located in the neighbourhood of
Antakalnis
in
Vilnius
, Lithuania. Its interior has masterful compositions of some two thousand
stucco
figures by
Pietro Perti
and
ornamentation
by
Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena
, and is unique in Europe. The church is dedicated to
Saint Peter
and
Saint Paul
,
whose feast day
is celebrated on 29 June. This photograph of the interior depicts the church's
chancel
with the main altar. The large central painting by
Franciszek Smuglewicz
depicts the emotional final parting of Peter and Paul. A life-sized sculpture of Jesus, known as Jesus of Antakalnis, is visible in a
niche
on the left of the image.
Photograph credit:
David Iliff
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