Daukanto Square

Daukantas Square in Vilnius, Lithuania is located in the Old Town, in front of the Presidential Palace. Its name commemorates a progenitor of the 19th-century Lithuanian national revival, Simonas Daukantas. In the late 19th century it had a monument of Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-Vilensky.

Daukanto Square in front of the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania

The square hosts state ceremonies. It has also been the site of demonstrations and rallies.[1][2]

References

"President to Attend the Events Celebrating February 16". President of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
"Thousands Rally Against Lithuania Leader". AP, cited through Highbeam. 2003-11-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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[1] "President to Attend the Events Celebrating February 16". President of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

[2] "Thousands Rally Against Lithuania Leader". AP, cited through Highbeam. 2003-11-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-17.