Set up in the onetime KGB HQ, the museum is the exclusive one of its easy in the Denizen Constitution. For Lithuanians, this building symbolises the fifty-year-long Land acquiring. During Man War II it was the portion of Gestapo headquarters and of the KGB after. Between 1940 as well as 1991 fill who ignored the state occupants were arrested, killed or deported to Siberia. A person faculty visit a lot of the obloquy associated with anti-Soviet action fighters sliced into [...]
SOVIET SCULPTURES GRUTAS PARKÂ (110 km from Vilnius) with collection of Stalins, Lenins and most famous communist leaders. The collection of the museum consists of monumental sculptures and bas-reliefs of “heroes” of the Soviet period symbolizing brutality and absurdity of the Soviet system and occupation, reflects manipulation of the facts of history and shows the distorted memory of the history. Monumental sculptures and bas-reliefs displayed were erected in majority of Lithuanian cities and towns during the Soviet period. The sculptures [...]
The Hill of Crosses (Kryžiu Kalnas) is located in northern Lithuania near Šiauliai – the fourth largest city in the country. No one knows for sure why the custom started, but the crosses began appearing in the 14th century. Over the years, pilgrims journeyed there to place their own cross on the hill. The hill was leveled three times: during 1961, 1973 and 1975. The crosses were burned or turned into scrap metal, and the area was covered with waste [...]
Along with Lithuania’s growth and integration into the European Union, the city has been making a successful transition into a commercial centre. The name of Šiauliai was mentioned in the chronicles of Livonian Order after Lithuanians defeated the army of crusaders during the battle that took place near Šiauliai on 23 September 1236. The history of Šiauliai is long and quite often unpleasant – the town has often been devastated during several wars. However nowadays the town covering an area [...]
Trakai is a historic city built on water about 30km west from the capital city of Lithuania – Vilnius. The area is a popular tourist destination. There are 20 lakes in the region. The deepest one is Lake Galvė (46.7m deep) with its 21 islands. One of the islands houses Trakai Island Castle, which is one of the largest Lithuanian medieval castles – occupies the area of 1,8 ha and it is also the most valuable monument in the park [...]
