Lukiškės Square

The Lukiškės Square ( Lithuanian Lukiškių aikštė ) is a square in the center of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The site is located between the streets Vasario 16- osios ir J. tumors Vaižganto in the former suburb Lukiškės, not far from Lukiškių Prison.

History

End of the 18th century they built the Catholic Philip and James church, the monastery and a hospital. 1860 the territory was to the marketplace. At that time, the integration began in the city. 1920 submitted to the memorial stone for the victims of the January Uprising in 1863. During the same year he was sent to Józef Piłsudski ( 1867-1935 ), Polish Marshal and politician, renamed the Soviet occupation time for Soviet and then to Lenin Square. In 1991 removed to the Lenin monument.