ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL’S CHURCH IN VILNIUS: A STUDY IN META-CODAL SYMBOLISM OF CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
Gytis Oržikauskas
The paper examines Christian architecture from the perspective of “meta-codal function”, i.e. through examination architectural symbolism expressed solely by means. Emphasizing symbolic and semantic content architecture, offers a broader research field artistry using wider iconographic comparison. As representative baroque most prominent example symbolism, St. Peter Paul’s Church in Vilnius (1668–1702) has been selected for research. programme this church is compared to distinct themes identified analysis some examples historic architecture. By method, detaches usual stylistic poses basic question artistry: capable expressing independent artistic which can translate more than architecture’s general appearance.
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