要说这栋建筑有一个传奇的过去，未免过于轻描淡写。这其中最著名的莫过于1667年，Vilnius Castellan，立陶宛大公国（一个存在于12世纪至1569年间的欧洲君主制国家）军事指挥官，以及最有影响力的Pacai家族成员Mykolas Kazimieras Pacas买下了两栋彼此相邻的建筑，并将他们打造成维尔纽斯最奢华的宫殿。该宫殿的打造及室内设计均出自同一位意大利建筑师、画家和雕塑家之手。这位意大利建筑师还参与了维尔纽斯圣彼得大教堂和圣保罗大教堂的设计，而由其设计的考纳斯Pažaislis Monastery建筑，更是被誉为立陶宛巴洛克式建筑的伟大杰作。

To say the building has a storied past would be an understatement. Most notably, in 1667, Vilnius Castellan, Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Mykolas Kazimieras Pacas, (of the influential Pacai family) bought two adjacent buildings and turned them into one of the most ornate mansions in Vilnius. The palace was designed and decorated by the same Italian architects, painters, and sculptors that worked on the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Antakalnis, Vilnius, and Pažaislis Monastery in Kaunas—considered to be masterpieces of Lithuanian Baroque.

▼建筑外貌，exterior view

打造一种既符合建筑的文化真实性，又植根于这座魅力城市的酒店环境，意味着建筑的重修工程与保护措施同等重要。改造过程中，建筑师Saulius Mikštas尽力保留了原建筑的真实细节，包括庭院，拱券结构及遍布空间四周的壁画。建筑内的壁画及装饰大多源自巴洛克时期Pacai家族。设计师将这些穿梭时代的壁画一片片修复，与此同时，有更多的壁画被设计师移除，暴露出最内层的保存完好的墙面。该家族建筑历经异主之后部分房门被封死。设计师在此次重修工程中，将封闭的房门重新打开。一些保留的细节如充满神秘色彩的楼梯间，栩栩如生的雕塑，和丰富的历史古器，都被重新融入到建筑环境中。设计师在原建筑之上加建两层空间，并覆盖上全新的巴洛克式屋顶。

Creating a hospitality experience attuned to cultural authenticity and rooted in the charismatic city meant the approach to re-invention was equal parts transformation and preservation. Architect Saulius Mikštas strived to preserve as many authentic architectural details as possible, including the courtyard and arches, as well as the original frescoes found throughout the inside of the building. Unearthed wall paintings were restored fragment-by-fragment, and many layers of wall paint were removed to reveal the most interesting and well-preserved layers, mostly from the Baroque period when the palace belonged to the Pacai family. In the process of restoration, many doors that were closed and cemented after the palace was taken over from the family were opened again. Details like the enigmatic staircase, authentic statues, and an abundance of historical artifacts have been lovingly incorporated into the new incarnation and two more floors were added, resulting in a five-story hotel with a reconstructed Baroque rooftop.

▼尽力保留原建筑的真实细节，architect strived to preserve as many authentic architectural details as possible