page_title: Anykščiai Church
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Anykščiai Church / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Anykščiai, Lithuania, city center in winter. St. Matthias Church and the monument to Antanas Baranauskas Lietuvių: Anykščių miesto centras su bažnyčia ir Antano Baranausko paminklu Deutsch: Zentrum von Anykščių im Winter mit St.-Matthias-Kirche und Antanas-Baranauskas-Denkmal
context_page_description: Church of Apostle Evangelist St. Matthew in Anykščiai is a red brick Neo-Gothic church in Anykščiai, Lithuania. The Church is situated on the right bank of the Šventoji River. The twin spires of the church, each 79 metres in height, make the church the tallest in Lithuania. The brightly colored stained glass windows were the creation of Anortė Mackelaitė, the well known stained glass artist of Lithuania, between 1971 and 1986.
context_section_description: The present church building consists of twin towers, both of which are 79 metres in height. The building was built in red bricks in the Neo-Gothic architectural style. The floor plan follows the basic principles of cathedral architecture: it has two aisles and groin vaults. The church façade has stained glass windows which were installed between 1971–1986, credited to Marija Mackelaitė. Artistically decorated altars and the pulpits are seen inside the church. A statue of St Matthew is installed behind the large cross in the main altar. Inside the church, apart many elegant altars there are also statues and paintings. The church also has a large organ which was bought in 1998 from Shirley Baptist Church, Southampton. Rimas Idzelis, an amateur artist, installed Stations of the Cross on the churchyard fence in 1982–1988.  The church is surrounded by a park. In 1993 a monument was built for the Lithuanian poet and bishop Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902), native of Anykščiai and author of the famous poem Anykščių šilelis (The Grove of Anykščiai). Sculptor Arūnas Sakalauskas and architect Ričardas Krištapavičius were awarded the Lithuanian National Prize for the monument in 1994.
caption: Anykščiai Church with the monument of bishop Antanas Baranauskas in the park
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