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カウナスの聖ペテロと聖パウロ大聖堂もハイライトの一つです。旧市街で最も大きな建物であり、1921年からリトアニアの枢機卿のバシリカとなっています。教会はゴシック様式で建てられており、イエスの磔刑の場面を描いたバロック様式の主祭壇があります。17世紀のネオゴシック様式の木彫りの礼拝堂や、交差ヴォールトのある聖具室は見ごたえがあります。

街のハイライトの一つは、かつての市庁舎です。完全に白で建てられているため、「白鳥」と呼ばれています。この建物の特徴は、ルネサンス様式と後期バロック様式の建築要素です。高さ53メートルの塔は街のランドマークであり、風見鶏としてオーロックスで飾られています。

Kaunas has a beautiful old town. In the evenings, you can relax in one of the many bars.

The castle was originally built in 1367.

Impressive equestrian statue right next to Kaunas Castle.

Beautiful town hall, called the "White Swan" by the locals.

Memorial to the two friends Mahatma Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach, who comes from Rusnė.

Not Henry Wilson but Jonas Vileišis (January 3, 1872 – June 1, 1942) who was a Lithuanian politician. From September 30, 1921 until July 2, 1931, he served as mayor of Kaunas, the temporary capital of Lithuania. Under his direction Kaunas grew rapidly and became a truly modern city. A water and wastewater system, costing over 15 million Lithuanian litas, was put in place; the city expanded from 18 square km to 40; more than 2,500 buildings were built, including three modern bridges over the Neris and Nemunas rivers. All the city streets were paved, horse-drawn transportation was replaced with modern bus lines, new suburbs were planned and built, and new parks and squares were established. The foundations for a social security system were laid, three new schools were built, and new public libraries, including the Vincas Kudirka library, were established. He maintained many contacts in other European cities and as a result Kaunas was an active participant in European urban life.