A marguerite weighing 300 kg, placed on a granite column. in 2003 built by the sculptor Romos Vilčiauskas, and in 2007 the plaster egg painted by the artist Lijana Turskytė symbolizes the reviving Old Town district and spring, which we look forward to all year long. However, the district is still far from being revived, and the margutis should be repainted...

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Cornelia Fuchs

July 14, 2024

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The MARGUTIS EASTER EGG is a gypsum sculpture crafted by Romas Vilčiauskas in 2001. The giant egg originally stood in Užupis and was symbolic of a revival taking place in …

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