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Yacht club

Yacht club

Yacht club

Solveiga Lukminaitė: My brightest memories are related to my favourite places in Kaunas, especially Kaunas yacht club. In my childhood, I used to go there for a walk with my parents. I would love watching the yachts… Each time, I would admire the yacht I shared the name with. Even though currently I don’t visit […]

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Fountain in Laisvės Ave

Fountain in Laisvės Ave

1994 / 1998

Fountain in Laisvės Ave

Solveiga Lukminaitė: My memories related to Laisvės alėja (Avenue) are only positive ones. It is the main central street of Kaunas, popular not only among its residents, but its guests as well. In my opinion, the fountain at Laisvės Avenue is the main symbol of the city. At the same time, it is its central […]

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Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and its dorms

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and its dorms

1975

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and its dorms

Alma: Some time ago, this university was called Kaunas Polytechnic Institute and the campus was built only around 1975.  Specific dorms were designated for students from specific faculties and they would not be mixed. Different floors were divided for ladies and gentlemen. The discipline was strict. There was a lot of stress for students, when […]

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Dainų Slėnis (The Song Valley) of Kaunas

Dainų Slėnis (The Song Valley) of Kaunas

Dainų Slėnis (The Song Valley) of Kaunas

K. Laurinaitytė: I remember Dainų Slėnis since I was six, because this was when I started singing in the choir and participating in the Song Festivals. I have been spending time here since childhood, so this place seems so natural and maybe even commonplace, yet pleasant. Elvyra: It is so good to remember events that […]

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Ąžuolynas (Oakwood Park)

Ąžuolynas (Oakwood Park)

Ąžuolynas (Oakwood Park)

Alma: It is very nice to remember how people would gather in the Oakwood Park. In summer, it was full of people. Even though there were no normal paths in there back then. Some would play the harmonica or guitar. Everyone would gather in groups or families to spend some time in nature. It is […]

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Merkurijus

Merkurijus

1994

Merkurijus

K. Laurinaitytė: I had been visiting Merkurijus since very young days. It was like one of the monuments of Kaunas. That building had something to it.  It was more beautiful on the exterior than the interior. It was the first place, where my mother allowed me to walk with friends without supervision. (2014) Alma: I […]

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Church of St. Gertrude

Church of St. Gertrude

1988

Church of St. Gertrude

Gintaras Vitulskis: The first victory. At the end of the 20th century, St. Gertrude’s Gothic church became endangered. Not only was it turned into a warehouse, but there was also an idea to put it into a bag, so to speak: to build a multi-storey building in J. Gruodžio Street. In 1988, rapid construction of […]

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Žalgiris Stadium

Žalgiris Stadium

1982

Žalgiris Stadium

Gintaras: Žalgiris Stadium was not only a place of sports events; people were also interested in the shows by stunt drivers from Czechoslovakia. You can only imagine how running tracks looked after their performances. 🙂 The Soviet government took interest not only in the health of the sportsmen, but sophisticated pastime of the audience as well: […]

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Vytautas Park

Vytautas Park

Vytautas Park

Neringa: In childhood, our parents would bring us to Vytauto Park. Back then, the roofs of Orbita looked like the caps of amanita mushrooms. This carousel was perceived as big children entertainment. So, what was left for us? The slow-paced Saulutė. In my early memories, children’s festivals would take place in the park; it was […]

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