(17 Sep 2023)
LITHUANIA UNESCO KAUNAS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kaunas, Lithuania - 5 September 2023

1. Various of Kaunas buildings, part of bid for UNESCO World Heritage status
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Saulius Rimas, Head of Division of Cultural Heritage, Kaunas City Municipality:
“Kaunas’ nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List, it’s not about the architectural style itself. It tells the story of the whole region, of the Central and Eastern Europe of that time, of the interwar period.”

3. Rear facade of research laboratory, currently Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Algimantas Gridas, “Ekskursas” architect, tour guide:
“We are standing now at the side of the chemical research laboratory.”

5. Facade of research laboratory
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Algimantas Gridas, “Ekskursas” architect, tour guide:
“And this is a building of seminally importance, because it’s complying with the Western Europe understanding of the functionalistic architecture.”

7. Doors of research laboratory in modernist architectural style
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Algimantas Gridas, “Ekskursas” architect, tour guide:
“Organic chemistry, research laboratory, and here we can see numerous installments that are in place, remaining from 1935.”

9. Various of water faucets in chemistry laboratory
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Algimantas Gridas, “Ekskursas” architect, tour guide:
“They have these individual openings to conduct experiments inside.”

11. Latch on sliding door of chemical box in laboratory
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Algimantas Gridas, “Ekskursas” architect, tour guide:
“Heritage specialists encourage the use of historical buildings, so they don’t turn into museums, but they are being used every day.”

13. Brass water faucet
14. Various of facade of Kaunas Officers' Club "Ramovė"
15. Various of main hall of Officers' Club "Ramovė"
16. Various of different rooms in Officers' Club "Ramovė"
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Saulius Rimas, Head of Division of Cultural Heritage, Kaunas City Municipality:
“As you can see, Kaunas modernism is very special. Because it’s not a pure form of modernism. It comprised a lot of different elements from traditional architecture, from traditional arts, and blended them together. And this mixture makes Kaunas modernist legacy unique.”

18. Various of facade of the Bank of Lithuania
19. Various of hall of the Bank of Lithuania, furniture inside it
20. Various of ceiling of operational hall in bank
21. Picture on ceiling of operational hall
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Rūta Kupraitiene, specialis, Museum of Money of the Bank of Lithuania:
“This is the operations hall, this is the area for the customers, and you see an authentic interior. What is interesting – it is the glass ceiling. The ceiling is framed and divided into caissons. And there are twenty different pictures created by famous Lithuanian artists. And this is very important, that this bank’s ceiling is the first place where Lithuania is depicted not only like agricultural country, but also urban and industrial country."

23. Old safe door in underground storage
24. Door to bank vault room, cells in one room
25. Facade of the Bank of Lithuania
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Saulius Rimas, Head of Division of Cultural Heritage, Kaunas City Municipality:
“I believe that it’s a great testimony of those times, of that era, and Kaunas is an unique example that tells the story of the whole region.”

27. Various of facade of The Amsterdam School Museum +MUTE+

31. Rear facade of building




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