Literatų Street

Literatų Street
Literatų Street with plaques on the walls
Native nameLiteratų gatvė (Lithuanian)
Former name(s)St. Michael, Pokrov[1]
Length140 m (460 ft)
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Postal codeLT-01125
Coordinates54°40′56″N 25°17′25″E / 54.68222°N 25.29028°E / 54.68222; 25.29028

Literatų Street (literally: Literati Street; Lithuanian: Literatų gatvė) is one of streets in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.[2] It is a short narrow street mostly known for public display of decorative and artistic plaques dedicated to writers who have lived and worked in Vilnius or otherwise have shared a connection with Vilnius and Lithuania.[3][4] The artwork was first added in 2009 when Vilnius was designated as the European Capital of Culture and has grown to some 200 plaques.[5]

Its name originates from the many printing houses and bookstores which were located in the street or from the fact that prominent poet Adam Mickiewicz briefly lived there in 1823.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Literatų gatvė". vilniusgo.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Literatai Street". vilnius-tourism.lt. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Literatų gatvės projekto pristatymas". literatugatve.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Baigiamasis etapas 2012". literatugatve.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. ^ Mawhood, Will. "Literatų Gatvė (Literature Street)". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.