Kaunas Central Post Office

Kaunas Central Post Office
Kauno centrinis paštas
General information
TypePost office
Architectural styleNational style, Functionalism, Modern
LocationKaunas, Lithuania
AddressLaisvės alėja 102
Coordinates54°53′53″N 23°54′16″E / 54.89806°N 23.90444°E / 54.89806; 23.90444
Groundbreaking1930
Completed1932
Cost~1,750,000 litas
Technical details
MaterialMasonry (brick)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Feliksas Vizbaras
Official nameModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.[1]
UNESCO regionEurope

Kaunas Central Post Office (Lithuanian: Kauno centrinis paštas) is a former post office headquarters in Kaunas, Lithuania, which is one of the most notable buildings from the period when Kaunas was the temporary capital of Lithuania.[2][3][4]

  • The building in 1930
    The building in 1930
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Lithuanian stamp (2011)
    Lithuanian stamp (2011)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Main post office in Kaunas.
  1. ^ "Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. ^ "Kaunas central post office". tarpukaris.autc.lt. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Kauno centrinis paštas". autc.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kauno centrinis paštas". modernizmasateiciai.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 December 2018.


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