Modernist Kaunas
Also known as Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939, Kaunas 1919-1939 la capitale inspirée par le mouvement moderniste, Kaunas 1919-1939: The Capital Inspired by the Modern Movement, Modernist architecture in Kaunas
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Lithuania
Inscribed
2023
List reference
1661
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Modernist Kaunas is about 7 km south-east of Kaunas. The nearest other World Heritage site is Cultural Reserve of Kernavė, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kaunas · about 375,000 peopleabout 7 km north-west
- Vilnius · about 542,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Panevežys · about 127,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Šiauliai · about 134,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Sovetsk · about 43,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Hrodna · about 317,000 peopleabout 140 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LithuaniaCultural58 km away
LithuaniaCultural90 km away
Lithuania, RussiaCultural193 km away
LatviaCultural228 km away
BelarusCultural231 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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