{"id":29860,"date":"2026-09-17T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/?page_id=29860"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:43:14","slug":"municipal-government-and-the-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/municipal-government-and-the-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Government and the Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29860\" class=\"elementor elementor-29860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d8d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d8d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70dd8b4\" data-id=\"70dd8b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf59b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf59b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Town Hall Square<\/strong><\/p><p>Many of the streets in Vilnius Old Town lead to Town Hall Square, with the main streets intersecting precisely here. Around the 15th century, the intersection of the city\u2019s main roads led to the formation of the triangular-shaped square. From the north came the road from the castle area (today\u2019s Pilies and Did\u017eioji Streets), from the west the road from Riga (today\u2019s Vokie\u010di\u0173 St.), and from the south the road from Medininkai and the former Ruthenian lands (Au\u0161ros Vart\u0173 St.).<\/p><p>Town Hall Square was never built up. This is known from archaeological research, which found only a few fragments of small masonry buildings beneath the square. In the 16th century, the square was used for trade and public punishments were carried out here; a \u201cpillory\u201d also stood in the square.<\/p><p>In the 19th century, the square was enclosed by a fence and planted with trees, while the Town Hall building housed a city theatre. In 2005, Town Hall Square was renovated, with new paving, benches and a fountain installed, and trees planted. Today, events for city residents are held in the square.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d88cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d88cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0d684b\" data-id=\"c0d684b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9123077 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9123077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Rotuses-aikste3_1-300x235-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29863\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031a0de elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"031a0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Rotuses-aikste-300x225-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29861\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a716640 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a716640\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80f1cb4\" data-id=\"80f1cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71629a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71629a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Vilnius Town Hall<\/strong><\/p><p>Vilnius Town Hall has not always looked as it does today. The building has been rebuilt several times, but it has always stood in the same location. The oldest Town Hall building is mentioned as early as 1503; at that time, its main entrance and the square faced the Church of St Casimir.<\/p><p>The city government, then known as the magistrate, worked in the Town Hall. Courts were held here, merchants\u2019 council meetings took place, goods were assessed and taxed, the city\u2019s most important documents and weapons were kept, and the city prison operated in the basement.<\/p><p>The Town Hall acquired its present Neoclassical appearance in 1799, following reconstruction based on a design by the architect Laurynas Gucevi\u010dius. The exterior of the building has remained almost unchanged to the present day.<\/p><p>From 1845 to 1925, the city theatre operated in this building, after which it stood abandoned for some time. From 1944 to 1995, the Town Hall housed the Lithuanian Art Museum. Since 1999, it has been home to the public institution \u201cVilnius Town Hall\u201d, dedicated to presenting the capital\u2019s culture. Exhibitions, concerts, conferences and ceremonial events are held here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9f9b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9f9b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219ea4d\" data-id=\"219ea4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa43716 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa43716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2_Vilniaus-rotuse3_1-768x541-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29867\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4430c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd4430c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2_Vilniaus-rotuse2-768x509-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29865\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0f255f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0f255f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6ee34\" data-id=\"fb6ee34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7337acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7337acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Former Magistrate, 4 Dominikon\u0173 St.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Vilnius magistrate operated from 1844 in the former Sapieha Palace, which no longer survives and once stood on the site of the present-day Salom\u0117ja N\u0117ris Gymnasium. During the rule of Tsarist Russia, after the Lithuanian Statute was abolished in 1840 and Vilnius lost its Magdeburg rights, the self-government of the city\u2019s residents was abolished. From then on, the city government changed its name several times (duma, city council, council of deputies) and moved its headquarters to different locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ac6e88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ac6e88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7cca9c\" data-id=\"c7cca9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98afb17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98afb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_Buves-magistratas2-750x1024-1-750x694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29871\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d1d85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3d1d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_Buves-magistratas_1-768x605-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29869\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03fce74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03fce74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00025c2\" data-id=\"00025c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0f7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf0f7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Former Executive Committee and Council of Deputies, 35 Gedimino Ave.<\/strong><\/p><p>From 1944 to 1990, the city government \u2013 the Executive Committee and Council of Deputies \u2013 was based in the building at 35 Gedimino Ave. This Art Nouveau building was constructed in 1913 by a public organisation, the Merchants\u2019 Club, whose members at the time included the wealthiest residents of Vilnius, among them the building\u2019s architect, M. Prozorov.<\/p><p>The building\u2019s tower is decorated with a reconstructed sculpture of Atlas holding up the sky. The restored building is once again known as the Merchants\u2019 Club and is now used for commercial purposes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46cb9f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46cb9f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f550d4\" data-id=\"9f550d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc4014 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc4014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4_buves-vykdomasis2_1-768x835-1-768x694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29875\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e1d116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e1d116\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b193ca\" data-id=\"0b193ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d2043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d2043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Former Municipal Government Building, 9 Gedimino Ave.<\/strong><\/p><p>Since 1990, the Vilnius City Municipal Council has consisted of 51 members elected by residents for four-year terms and is headed by the city mayor. From 1990 to 2004, the Municipal Government was based in the building at 9 Gedimino Ave. This is a building with Neo-Baroque forms, formerly the House of Count Dimitry Mauros, built in 1881.<\/p><p>After 2004, the building was reconstructed, with the corridor system and inner courtyard removed. Today, it houses the \u201cGedimino 9\u201d shopping centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93b3b1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93b3b1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b933f\" data-id=\"52b933f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5a73a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec5a73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5_buvusi-savivaldybe2_1-768x569-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29879\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27a436 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d27a436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5_buvusi-Savivaldybe-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29877\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-330ae96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"330ae96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db117c\" data-id=\"6db117c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc01a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc01a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6. Vilnius City Municipal Government, 3 Konstitucijos Ave.<\/strong><\/p><p>Since 2004, the Vilnius City Municipal Government has been based in the modern 20-storey building at 3 Konstitucijos Ave. The nearby Europe Square is surrounded by the \u201cEuropa\u201d shopping centre and the 33-storey \u201cEuropa\u201d business centre \u2013 the tallest building in the Baltic States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5687f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5687f93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c37ef0\" data-id=\"5c37ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8834e11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8834e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_savivaldybe2_1-768x511-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29881\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Town Hall Square Many of the streets in Vilnius Old Town lead to Town Hall Square, with the main streets intersecting precisely here. Around the 15th century, the intersection of the city\u2019s main roads led to the formation of the triangular-shaped square. From the north came the road from the castle area (today\u2019s Pilies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29860","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29885,"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29860\/revisions\/29885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vsaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}