Vilnius from Šeškinė hill Print

The sketch of this painting was made in autumn of 2007, when intense construction works took place in the city. In the back plane of the painting the new skyscrapers of Vilnius downtown can be seen. This area in Šnipiškės district, along the right bank of the Neris River is probably the most commercially developed area in Vilnius city. Nearby old buildings high-rise buildings and shopping malls appeared. Europa Tower built in 2004, is highest tower in the Baltic countries, the downtown settled the new Vilnius City Municipality administration building, the big number of agencies and offices. However Šeskinė development project caused much debate. Build skyscrapers were criticized by UNESCO experts, because they are visible from the Old Town, declared a World Heritage site. The expansion of downtown forced adjacent Šanchajus neighbourhood population to move out. The number of mysterious arson has increased. Deserted area instead of taking the construction of new office buildings.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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