This card sent
to me by Renata gives a view of Gediminas Avenue as seen
towards the Cathedral Square in Vilnius where she lives.
Gediminas Avenue is the main street of Vilnius, where most of the
governmental institutions of Lithuania are concentrated, including the government, parliament, Constitutional Court and ministries. It is also
the place of cultural institutions such as Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Martynas Mažvydas National
Library Nowadays it is also a
popular shopping and dining street. It is partially a pedestrian street in the evenings when the
traffic is prohibited.
Named after
the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, the street terminates at
the Žvėrynas Bridge over the Neris River near Seimas Palace on one end and at the Cathedral Square and Vilnius Castle Complex on the other, passing the Lukiškės Square. It connects the Old Town with Žvėrynas.
