Construction began in the late 14th century under the first Bishop of Vilnius, Andrzej Jastrzębiec, on land that Jogaila donated to the diocese. Fires in 1737 and 1748 led to a reconstruction in 1750 supervised by Laurynas Gucevičius. Vasily Stasov carried out the last major reconstruction from 1824 to 1834, supervised by Karol Podczaszyński, and it has remained to this day.
The infobox gives Empire and Classical Revival, and the text says Empire style. The article gives no building dimensions. The gated park covers 1.5 hectares inside a brick wall 13 to 16 feet (4 to 5 m) high.
Stefan Narębski restored it in the 1930s. It became the president of Lithuania's seat in 1997. Free guided tours run on weekends by advance registration.
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