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The German article and its sub articles are, for obvious reasons, much more comprehensive than the English version. Translating and merging them seems a good start. However, that's quite a lot of articles. Pages needing translation into English would swamp it, so this is a way of coordinating the effort without disrupting the rest.St. Nicholas is the oldest surviving church in Lithuania, built before 1387. Vilnius is the Roman Catholic center of the country, with the main church institutions and Archdiocesan Cathedral located here. There are quite a number of active and open churches in the city, along with small enclosed monasteries and religion schools. Church architecture includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, with important examples of each found in the Old Town.

 Vilnius is considered one of the main centers of the Polish Baroque movement in ecclesiastical architecture. Additionally, Eastern Rite Catholicism has maintained a presence in Vilnius since the Union of Brest. The Baroque Basilian Gate is part of an Eastern Rite monastery.Founded around 500 BC, Vienna was originally a Celtic settlement. In 15 BC, Vienna became a Roman frontier city guarding the Roman Empire against Germanic tribes to the north. Vienna came under threat from the Mongolian Empire that stretched over much of present day Russia and China. However, due to the death of its leader Genghis Khan, the Mongolian armies receded from the European frontier and were not to return.

Art and culture have a long tradition in Vienna, including theater, opera, classical music and fine arts. The Burg Theater is considered one of the best theaters in the German-speaking world alongside its branch, the Akademie Theater. The Volkstheater Wien and the Theater in der Josefstadt also enjoy good reputations. There is also a multitude of smaller theaters, in many cases devoted to less mainstream forms of performing arts, such as modern, experimental plays or cabaret.Vienna is connected to Rotterdam and German Industrial areas via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, and to Eastern European countries along the Danube to the Black Sea.