News2019.04.16 17:57

Vilnius to light landmark in French flag colours after Paris cathedral fire

BNS 2019.04.16 17:57

The Three Crosses, a landmark in Vilnius, will be symbolically lit up in the colors of the French national flag on Tuesday night in tribute to the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral that was ravaged by a fire on Monday.

The Lithuanian capital is this way showing solidarity with the people of France and French people residing in Lithuania, according to the municipality of Vilnius.

A huge fire engulfed the Paris cathedral, a masterpiece of of early Gothic architecture visited by around 13 million people every year, on Monday afternoon.

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