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The house of Janulaičiai family was built in 1932, it was designed by a famous modernist architect of Lithuania Arnas Funkas. Augustinas Janulaitis was a public figure, professor, lawyer, historian, a member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, publicist and translator.…
This house of Juozas and Stasė Gruodžiai was designed by Feliksas Vizbaras and built in 1932. It stands in the spacious and lush green natural abode, next to the Neris River. Composer J. Gruodis lived in this house from when he first moved in, in 1932, until his death in 1948. Together with his wife…
The museum located in the house of the Lithuanian opera singer Kipras Petrauskas and his brother composer and singer Mikas Petrauskas, invites you to get acquainted with the legendary personalities of Kaunas, to look at their lives and work and also touch upon the history of Lithuanian professional …
Salomėja Nėris Memorial Museum keeps poet‘s S. Nėris and his husband (who was the sculptor) creative and memorial heritage. In four memorial rooms was restored interior of 20th century’s 4th decade.…
The house of Linartai family. Now owned by Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library.…
The idea of building a sanctuary, as a way to thank God for the resurrection of the Lithuanian nation, arose back in 1922. But the process, which required a lot of discussions and political debates on the appearance of the building and the construction site, took a long time. At last, the vision o…
The largest private house of the interwar period – and without a doubt, the most modern – belonged to Jonas Lapėnas, businessman and CEO of "Maistas", the largest food processing company in Lithuania, which enjoyed an export monopoly of processed meat products.…
As Lithuania's industry and economy grew, its new (although, it was hoped, temporary) capital – Kaunas – witnessed a construction boom on a gigantic scale. Under the influence of western lifestyle and values, architecture quickly became one of the main expressions of modernity, as every institution …
An example of beauty revealed in simplicity, this piece of architecture earned a bronze medal and honorary diploma in a 1937 world exhibition held in Paris and called Exposition International des Arts et des Techniques. The road towards simplicity led through painstaking searches reflected in a mult…
When the Chaimsonai's private residence was completed, on the Maironis street in 1930, the new building was met with sincere astonishment by the city's residents. As the rest of the neighbourhood didn't commit to the building's owners race for new heights, this condo building remained unchallenged i…
The construction of this institutional building in the city's most prestigious avenue, drew particular attention. When it opened its doors to the public in 1940, just days before the Soviet occupation, the high-rise State Savings Bank building became one of the last architectural symbols of Lithuani…
This private residence, located next to a busy boulevard, rightfully draws the eye of many a passersby. The building stands out among its modernistic Kaunas' peers by its looks and decorative details, and breaks away from Lithuanian architectural tradition.…
The construction of the post office and the telephone station next to each other was not accidental. As the post office was being modernized, the need of a modern telephone exchange became apparent. The rapidly increasing number of telephone subscribers made a need to automate manual switch systems.…
The historical Kaunas Officers' Club remains to this day one of the city's most significant interwar architectural gems. Over the years, the building has retained its original function, and fascinates not only by its expressive architecture, but also by what's hidden behind its walls.…
Almost a full century stands between us, and the First Lithuanian Republic. It may seem like a very long time, and every monument that reminds us of that period is often seen as an outdated relic. The Central Post Office building, however, still stands as a perfect example for understanding the back…
During the interwar period, Kaunas not only became the cultural, economic and political centre of Lithuania, but also a giant construction site. From these tumultuous times, we have inherited a throve of architectural creations, but the people behind these monuments and buildings are often forgotten…
Obelynė is one of the most famous places that reminds us of Tadas Ivanauskas (1882–1970). And we do not have many of such places. Is easier to count them rather than name them, and one can get lost in the endless list of merits and interesting biography facts that the famous professor of nature left…
After making a fortune, Romanas Polovinskas, the co-owner of construction company Mūras, built a large residential house at the city centre in 1932. The luxurious building had a two-part garage in a private courtyard and a lift. The premises on the ground flood were exceptional because of their larg…
Adored by its contemporaries: “The noble and transparent style of the Palace of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Trades symbolised the flight of those three branches towards the higher, nobler shapes in relationship with the Mercurial services and free competition with one another (Ignas Šeinius, …
"The Iron Wolf", railways, metal-covered doors and the sleek streamline design inspired by the techno-aesthetics: a union consolidated by metal! What does it have in common with this building? Essentially, there is nothing in common but a persistent and strong owner that symbolically embodies all th…
“There was a large crowd of people gathering around the Japanese embassy, pushing one another and waiting for their turn. But Vilekas managed to get inside. He looked around and saw the gate far at the yard, leading through the garden. When he entered to the garden, he saw the kitchen door. Inside, …
There are two churches of Sacred Heart in Pažėrai village that belongs to Aleksotas Deanery of Vilkaviškis Diocese: the old one and the new one. It is a rare luxury for a settlement as small as this. Even though they stand 300 meters away from one another, they are both closely related to the histor…
