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Klaipėda Sculpture Park (also known as Martynas Mažvydas Sculpture Park) is located in central Klaipėda, Lithuania. This park is one of the key artistic landmarks in the town. The L-shaped park occupies 12.2 hectares and has 116 modern sculptures created by 67 Lithuanian artists in 1977–1991. [1]
Klaipėda (/ ˈ k l eɪ p ɛ d ə / CLAY-ped-ə; Lithuanian: [ˈklˠɐɪ̯ˑpʲeːdˠɐ] ⓘ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. [4] It is the third largest city in Lithuania, the fifth largest city in the Baltic States and the capital of Klaipėda County, as well as the only major seaport in the country - the Port of Klaipėda which is also the busiest port in the Baltic States.
The lighthouse in Klaipėda was originally built in 1796, with its first glare shone on September 1, 1796. The lighthouse was the third oldest lighthouse on the coast of the Baltic Sea - with the only two older ones being in Gdańsk and in Travemünde.
Originally, there were 265 station points. The World Heritage Site includes 34 points in ten countries (north to south: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine), three of which are in Lithuania. The site at Meškonys is pictured. [11] Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919–1939 Kaunas 2023
Arka Monument in Klaipėda. Arka (transl. Arch) is a monument in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Unveiled on 8 August 2003, it commemorates the 85-year anniversary of the Act of Tilsit and the 80-year anniversary of the Klaipėda Revolt. [1] The monument weighs 150 tonnes and reaches 8.5 metres (28 ft) in height.
In 1883, the shareholder-owned Klaipėda brewery won its first gold medal for the quality of its beer in the trade and crafts fair of the Klaipėda region (Klaipėda was then known as Memel). [ 9 ] In 1927, the beer of the shareholder-owned Klaipėda brewery was one of Lithuania's most popular and received a medal in the Agricultural Exhibition ...
The Kopgalis Fort, often confused with Smiltynė, now housing an aquarium.. Smiltynė (German: Sandkrug) is a part of Klaipėda city municipality in Lithuania.It is located on the northern tip of the Curonian Spit, next to Kopgalis [], which is at the very tip of the spit pointing into the narrow strait which connects the Curonian Lagoon to the Baltic Sea.
Klaipėda Castle in the 17th century Plan of Klaipėda Castle (1742) Ruins of Klaipėda Castle. Klaipėda Castle (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos pilis), also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in Klaipėda, Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea.