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Vilnius TV Tower
The tallest building in Lithuania, where 14 unarmed civilians died defending it from Soviet troops in 1991.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Sausio 13-osios g. 10, 04347 VilniusDirections
- Getting There
- Bus from the center, about 20 minutes.
Why Go
On January 13, 1991, Soviet tanks and soldiers stormed the tower, and crosses at its foot mark where people fell. A lift climbs to a revolving deck 165 meters up, with a view over the city and its forests.
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