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Vilniaus apskritis

Karvinė

Vytautas Didysis

Vytautas the Great

c. 1350 - 1430
Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1392-1430
built Trakai castle
(Wikipedia)

Ipolitas Užkurnys
1994

Description

Wooden sculpture.

Inscription(s)

jūsų tevai buvo lai
svi karžygiai; taip
pat ir jūs norite
paveldėta laisvės ir
nepriklausomybės
principa užlaikyti
ir apsaugoti.
VYTAUTAS DIDYSIS
ipolitas užkurnys

Your parents were free
warriors, you also
want a legacy of
freedom and the
independence of
hold? and protect
VYTAUTAS THE GREAT

Signature

ipolitas užkurnys
baudžiaunikas (?)

Sculptor

Ipolitas Užkurnys (Pypliai 1926 - Pypliai 2004), Lithuaniuan folk woodcarver (Obituary).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Sąrašas:Vytauto Didžiojo paminklai.

Locatie (N 54°38'59" - E 24°56'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt074; Photograph: 14 July 2013
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