Vilnius Its Jewish influence has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz. The name of the city originates from the Vilnia River. The city has also been known by many derivate spellings in various languages throughout its history: "Vilna" was once common in English. The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: , , , , , , ("Vilne"). A Russian name from the time
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem XIII. As part of the Old City of Jerusalem, it is categorised as World Heritage of Unesco since 1981. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin, also called Greek Catholic Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin or simply Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, is a Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Annunciation. It serves as the headquarters of the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East ("Archieparchia Hierosolymitana