What to do and see in Kaunas, Kaunas County: The Best Monuments & Statues

October 11, 2021 Nobuko Falco

Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ( listen); also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It served as temporary capital of Lithuania during the interwar period, while the traditional capital of Vilnius was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas has been nicknamed the Little Paris because of rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco, Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time and widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as one of the finest examples of the European Art Deco and received the European Heritage Label, it also resulted in naming Kaunas the first city in Central and Eastern Europe as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2022, Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture, together with the Luxembourgish city of Esch-sur-Alzette.
Restaurants in Kaunas

1. Ant, Grasshopper and Beetle

Ratushnaya sq., Kaunas Lithuania
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

Ant, Grasshopper and Beetle

2. Laisves Karys

Pilies g., Kaunas Lithuania
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Laisves Karys

Modern and brand new (2018) sculpture "Warrior of freedom" symbolizing the freedom of the nation. Located on the square next to Kaunas castle.

3. Vytautas the Great Monument

Laisves al., Kaunas Lithuania http://vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?webpage=ST&record=lt108
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3.5 based on 44 reviews

Vytautas the Great Monument

4. Jono Vileisio Monument

Rotuses a. 29-23, Kaunas 44279 Lithuania
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Jono Vileisio Monument

The monument to the famous burgomaster of Kaunas Jonas Vileisis.

5. Kankles Player Statue

A. Jaksto g. 18, Kaunas 44275 Lithuania
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Kankles Player Statue

Modern sculpture in the centre of Kaunas; chanclas national Lithuanian musical instrument.

6. Zmogus Sculpture

Nepriklausomybes a. 12 next to M. Zilinsko dailes galerija, Kaunas 44311 Lithuania
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Zmogus Sculpture

Modern sculpture, symbolizing freedom, liberation. Located near the beginning of the alley of Freedom.

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