Temporary capital of Lithuania Temporary capital of Lithuania The temporary capital of Lithuania () was the official designation of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius, which was under Polish control from 1920 until 1939. Currently, the term "temporary capital", despite having lost its meaning, is still frequently used as a nickname for Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. During World War I, Lithuania declared independence on February 16, 1918. The declaration stated that Lithuania would be a democratic republic with Vilnius as its capital. This claim was based on
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