Lithuania – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:40:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Grazina https://equestrianstatue.org/grazina/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:41 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/grazina/ Grazina is the main character of a poem by Adam Mickiewicz. The sculpture by of this female symbol of national dignity, aspiration to freedom, security and defence was placed in the Great Courtyard of the Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania in 2007.

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]]> Vytautas the Great https://equestrianstatue.org/vytautas-the-great/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2064 Photos from VanderKrogt.net “Statue of Vytautas the Great was built from pink granite by sculptor G. Jokūbonis and architect V. Čekanauskas. The sculptor embodied ideas expressed by a majority of Birštonas’ residents – to bring Vytautas and his horse back to their hunting-ground. Sculptor G. Jokūbonis created a sculpture were Vytautas’ figure blends into a horse … Continue reading "Vytautas the Great"

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