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Book Smuggler

Unveiled in 1928 to commemorate the knygnešiai (book smugglers) who risked their freedom and sometimes even their lives illegally Read_on (No Comments)

Freedom Monument

The recognised symbol of Lithuanian statehood first appeared in 1928 but was destroyed by the Soviets. Rebuilt in 1989 it stands among a collection of statues leading to one of the few remaining eternal flames in the region. Read_on (No Comments)

Maironis

Born Jonas Mačiulis in Šiluva about 100km northwest of Kaunas, Lithuania’s most famous poet, Maironis (1862-1932) Read_on (No Comments)

Man

Man
Unveiled in 1991 and the work of the Lithuanian sculptor Petras Mazūras (b. 1949), this peculiar-looking naked fellow is supposed to symbolise the beauty of man’s soul and body as well as to welcome all with open arms to the museum he guards. Read_on (No Comments)

Ninth Fort Monument

In a word, astonishing, this extraordinary and gargantuan Soviet-era reinforced concrete memorial to the 30,000 Jews and others from Lithuania and abroad who were brutally murdered here during the Holocaust stands 32m high and at least three times as wide. Read_on (1 Comment)

Sacrifice Field

The memorial to the 19-year-old student Romas Kalanta who, on May 14, 1972, set himself on fire on this spot to protest against the Soviet system. Read_on (No Comments)

Vytautas the Great

Vytautas the Great (Polish, Witold Kiejstutowic, 1350-1430) was among other things the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the soldier at the vanguard of the 1410 Battle of Grunwald (Lithuanian, Žalgiris. Read_on (No Comments)