Day 141. Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania

 Previous spot: Legendary Seimas Fountain

Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania - the biggest library of Lithuania.

Constructed in 1963;

Architect Viktor Anikin;

Engineer Ciprijonas Strimaitis.

Main features:

- sophisticated vestibule with walls and collons from artficial marble;

- reading rooms loacated on both sides of the vestibule on all three floors. 

- modern vitrage of Antanas Karbauskas Į šviesią ateitį;

In the front ot the library a square is formed and in 2011 a Sculpture of Juozas Kęstutis Patamsis Žinia was erected.

Day 140. Legendary Fountain of Seimas (ghosts of the past)

Deviation from the walk along the left enbankment of the Neris

On 10 March 2021 Vilnius City municipality transferred the legendary fountain to the Seimas.

The fountain was constructed in 1987 by sculpture Gediminas Karalius and architect Algimantas Nasvytis. 

I remember that the last time I saw the fountain functioning was in 1998 when I was visiting Vilnius in summer.

Photo by G. MAčiulis (1998)

taken from https://kalbavilnieciai.lt

In 2013, when Lithuania was taking over the presidency of the Coucil of the EU, the fountain was dismantled.

Fountain on 2021 06 09

The Seimas is planning to reconstruct the fountain and to bring it back to life. 

And generally speaking, not only Seimas but also people of Vilnus are very dissatisfied and disappointed with a poor condition of the Nepriklausomybės Square.

Next spot ( and a neighbour) : Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania