the italian architect carlos pompani, who was teaching at the vilnius jesuit academy at the time, worked on the design of the building. initially, the temple was built in the baroque style, but in the 19th century, after additional construction work, features of classicism appeared in the architecture. it is the belonging to the... type that makes the temple unique from an architectural point of view. the towers of the church are partially made in the form of miniature antique temples. the walls and vaults are decorated with frescoes in the grisaille style, which imitates sculptural molding. according to one version, the painting of the church was done by an outstanding artist of that time, kazimir antashevsky. previously, on the facade between the towers there were chimes that struck the time every 30 minutes. an organ installed in 1811 has been preserved in it. the instrument is still used during services, and sometimes organ concerts are held. after world war ii, the temple was closed, the priests were exiled to siberia. the building for a long time used as a warehouse. fortunately, t