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407: 393: 305: 317: 341: 487: 357: 130: 293: 281:' coronation in 2003. The reconstructions included building an underground parking facility ā€“ the first such in Lithuania - under the Municipality Square and renovation of all kinds of pipelines and communication cables under the street. Over 100 new trees were planted. During the excavations a few archaeological findings were found and are now on display in the parking garage. Other sections of the avenue were also reconstructed; this work was completed in 2009. 517: 369: 329: 22: 381: 422: 258:
Avenue. The avenue carries its present name from 1939 to 1940 and since 1989. In the Soviet period the avenue was used for demonstrations and military parades in honor of
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Square was thoroughly reconstructed before the celebration of the 750th anniversary of
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rule (1922ā€“1939). At the beginning of the Soviet occupation in 1940 it was called
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and ministries. It is also the location of cultural institutions such as the
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The street, built in 1836, was initially known as St. George Avenue,
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Unsourced material may be challenged and 468: 454: 114:Learn how and when to remove this message 128: 724:Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre 174:Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre 837: 719:Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 787:Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports 449: 48:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 697:Vilnius International French Lyceum 13: 178:Martynas Mažvydas National Library 14: 861: 755:Lithuanian National Drama Theatre 269:A portion of the avenue from the 166:Lithuanian National Drama Theatre 126:Main street of Vilnius, Lithuania 515: 485: 420: 405: 391: 379: 367: 355: 339: 327: 315: 303: 291: 20: 681:Vilnius Airport railway station 194:, the street terminates at the 1: 830: 702:Vilnius International School 7: 475: 432: 10: 866: 284: 260:International Workers' Day 246:), when Vilnius was under 229: 742: 689: 658: 642: 524: 513: 492: 483: 148:) is the main street of 729:Vilnius Academy of Arts 676:Vilnius railway station 189:Grand Duke of Lithuania 770:Vilnius Castle Complex 254:Avenue, later renamed 243: 214:on the other, passing 212:Vilnius Castle Complex 206:on one end and at the 145: 134: 816:54.68722Ā°N 25.27778Ā°E 132: 162:Constitutional Court 44:improve this article 812: /  671:Vilnius bus station 440:Jabłkowski Brothers 146:Gedimino prospektas 845:Streets in Vilnius 821:54.68722; 25.27778 707:Vilnius University 579:AukÅ”tieji Paneriai 350:" Shopping Centre 264:October Revolution 218:. It connects the 135: 63:"Gediminas Avenue" 795: 794: 427:Prospectus (1912) 415:prospectus (1900) 374:Bank of Lithuania 310:Bank of Lithuania 271:Vilnius Cathedral 262:on 1 May and the 244:ulica Mickiewicza 182:pedestrian street 170:Bank of Lithuania 124: 123: 116: 98: 857: 850:Pedestrian malls 827: 826: 824: 823: 822: 817: 813: 810: 809: 808: 805: 780:Cathedral Square 775:Vilnius Old Town 750:Gediminas Avenue 519: 489: 470: 463: 456: 447: 446: 424: 409: 395: 383: 371: 359: 343: 331: 319: 307: 295: 208:Cathedral Square 187:Named after the 138:Gediminas Avenue 119: 112: 108: 105: 99: 97: 56: 24: 16: 865: 864: 860: 859: 858: 856: 855: 854: 835: 834: 833: 820: 818: 814: 811: 806: 803: 801: 799: 798: 796: 791: 765:LukiÅ”kės Square 738: 685: 666:Vilnius Airport 654: 638: 520: 511: 490: 479: 474: 435: 428: 425: 416: 410: 401: 399:LukiÅ”kės Square 396: 387: 384: 375: 372: 363: 360: 351: 344: 335: 332: 323: 322:Gedimino Avenue 320: 311: 308: 299: 296: 287: 266:on 7 November. 232: 216:LukiÅ”kės Square 196:Žvėrynas Bridge 127: 120: 109: 103: 100: 57: 55: 41: 25: 12: 11: 5: 863: 853: 852: 847: 832: 829: 793: 792: 790: 789: 784: 783: 782: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 746: 744: 740: 739: 737: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 715: 714: 704: 699: 693: 691: 687: 686: 684: 683: 678: 673: 668: 662: 660: 656: 655: 653: 652: 646: 644: 640: 639: 637: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 574:Naujoji Vilnia 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 530: 528: 522: 521: 514: 512: 510: 509: 504: 498: 496: 491: 484: 481: 480: 473: 472: 465: 458: 450: 444: 443: 434: 431: 430: 429: 426: 419: 417: 411: 404: 402: 397: 390: 388: 385: 378: 376: 373: 366: 364: 361: 354: 352: 345: 338: 336: 333: 326: 324: 321: 314: 312: 309: 302: 300: 297: 290: 286: 283: 275:Vincas Kudirka 231: 228: 125: 122: 121: 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 862: 851: 848: 846: 843: 842: 840: 828: 825: 788: 785: 781: 778: 777: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 747: 745: 741: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 713: 710: 709: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 694: 692: 688: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 663: 661: 657: 651: 648: 647: 645: 641: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 531: 529: 527: 523: 518: 508: 505: 503: 500: 499: 497: 495: 488: 482: 478: 471: 466: 464: 459: 457: 452: 451: 448: 441: 437: 436: 423: 418: 414: 408: 403: 400: 394: 389: 382: 377: 370: 365: 358: 353: 349: 342: 337: 330: 325: 318: 313: 306: 301: 294: 289: 288: 282: 280: 276: 272: 267: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 227: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 204:Seimas Palace 201: 197: 193: 190: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 131: 118: 115: 107: 96: 93: 89: 86: 82: 79: 75: 72: 68: 65: ā€“  64: 60: 59:Find sources: 53: 49: 45: 39: 38: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 797: 749: 564:Naujamiestis 554:KaroliniÅ”kės 539:FabijoniÅ”kės 507:Great Seimas 413:Saint George 268: 233: 186: 137: 136: 110: 101: 91: 84: 77: 70: 58: 42:Please help 30: 819: / 760:Vilnius CBD 624:VirÅ”uliÅ”kės 599:Senamiestis 584:PaÅ”ilaičiai 569:Naujininkai 549:JustiniÅ”kės 386:LMTA Palace 362:Gedimino 22 200:Neris River 839:Categories 831:References 807:25Ā°16ā€²40ā€³E 804:54Ā°41ā€²14ā€³N 643:Government 534:Antakalnis 526:Elderships 348:Gedimino 9 236:Mickiewicz 158:parliament 142:Lithuanian 104:April 2009 74:newspapers 743:Landmarks 690:Education 659:Transport 609:Å nipiÅ”kės 544:GrigiÅ”kės 279:Mindaugas 198:over the 192:Gediminas 154:Lithuania 31:does not 712:template 634:Žvėrynas 629:ŽirmÅ«nai 619:Vilkpėdė 559:Lazdynai 502:Timeline 433:See also 334:At night 298:GO9 Mall 238:Street ( 224:Žvėrynas 220:Old Town 614:Verkiai 604:Å eÅ”kinė 589:Pilaitė 494:History 477:Vilnius 438:Former 285:Gallery 230:History 150:Vilnius 88:scholar 52:removed 37:sources 252:Stalin 248:Polish 240:Polish 90:  83:  76:  69:  61:  650:Mayor 594:Rasos 256:Lenin 222:with 202:near 95:JSTOR 81:books 210:and 176:and 67:news 35:any 33:cite 273:to 46:by 841:: 242:: 226:. 172:, 168:, 160:, 144:: 469:e 462:t 455:v 346:" 140:( 117:) 111:( 106:) 102:( 92:Ā· 85:Ā· 78:Ā· 71:Ā· 54:. 40:.

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