Jakšto Street

The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (Lithuanian: Lietuvos pramonininku konfederacija) or LPK is a major association of industry associations and companies in Lithuania which represents the interests of large industrialists and employers. The Confederation in an umbrella organization uniting 52 trade and 5 regional associations and 24 non-associated members which comprise over 2700 medium and large enterprises from various public and private sectors. Confederation membership is entirely voluntary. LPK members cover all the main sectors of industry, generating 83% of Lithuanian exports and 46% of total Lithuanian GDP.LPK is a full-fledged member of international organizations like Confederation of European Business (BUSINESSEUROPE), International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Business at OECD (BIAC) and others.

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras), founded as Operos vaidykla, is an opera house and ballet theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Teismas) is the constitutional court of the Republic of Lithuania, established by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania of 1992. It began the activities after the adoption of the Law of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania on 3 February 1993. Since its inception, the court has been located in Vilnius. The main task of the court is judicial review. It may therefore declare the acts of the Seimas unconstitutional and thus render them ineffective. As such, it is comparable to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany or, in a limited scope, to the Supreme Court of the United States. However, it differs from it and other supreme courts in that it is not part of the regular judicial system, but more a unique judicial branch. Most importantly, it does not serve as a regular court of appeals from lower courts or as a sort of "superappellate court" on any violation of national laws. Its jurisdiction is focused on constitutional issues, the integrity of the Constitution. Moreover, it adjudicates on the conformance of the acts of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania to the laws, compliance with the Constitution of international agreements, as well as their ratification, and takes a final decision on voting infringements.

Gediminas Avenue (Lithuanian: Gedimino prospektas) is the main street of Vilnius, where most of the governmental institutions of Lithuania are concentrated, including the government, parliament, Constitutional Court and ministries. It is also the location of cultural institutions such as the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Martynas Mažvydas National Library. It is also a popular shopping and dining street. It is partially a pedestrian street in the evenings when traffic is prohibited. Named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, the street terminates at the Žvėrynas Bridge over the Neris River near Seimas Palace on one end and at the Cathedral Square and Vilnius Castle Complex on the other, passing Lukiškės Square. It connects the Old Town with Žvėrynas.

Church of Saints Philip and James (Lithuanian: Šv. apaštalų Pilypo ir Jokūbo bažnyčia, Polish: Kościół św. Jakuba i Filipa) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, near the Lukiškės Square. It is famous for the Mother of God of Lukiškės painting.

Vilnius City Opera is an opera company that started in 2006 when a team of independent artists joined forces in staging Giacomo Puccini's La bohème. The artists included director Dalia Ibelhauptaitė, conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius and scene artist Juozas Statkevičius. The artists have called themselves bohemiečiai (the Bohemians) since this time. After 8 years of activity, the troupe acquired the status of a professional theatre and became known as the Vilnius City Opera. Vilnius City Opera has no theatre of their own and stage their operas in the Vilnius Congress Concert Hall. One of the main aims of VCO is to make the opera genre more widely available and to free it from elitist stereotypes and snobbishness. Operas staged by Vilnius City Opera (selected list): Giacomo Puccini La bohème, 2006 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte 2007 Ruggero Leoncavallo Pagliacci, 2008 Jules Massenet Werther, 2008 Electronic opera XYZ, 2010 Giacomo Puccini Manon Lescaut, 2012 Marijus Adomaitis, Electronic opera e-Carmen, 2016 Charles Gounod Faust, 2017

Lithuanian Special Archives is an archive in Lithuania for the storage of documents from the period of the Soviet cccupation (1940–1991). The Special Archives are maintained by the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania and are collected and stored according to Lithuanian Archives Law.

The Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (Lithuanian: Okupacijų ir laisvės kovų muziejus) in Vilnius, is dedicated to showing artifacts and records from the 50-year period of Soviet occupation of Lithuania.

Vilnius ( VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ; previously known in English as Vilna, see other names) is the capital and largest city located in Lithuania. As of January 2024, Vilnius' estimated population was 602,430. The Vilnius urban area extends beyond the city limits and has an estimated population of 718,507 in 2020.Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Old Town, considered one of the largest and best-preserved old towns of Europe. Vilnius was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural style known as Vilnian Baroque is named after the city, which is the easternmost Baroque city and the largest north of the Alps.The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with contemporary sources comparing it to Babylon. Before World War II and the Holocaust, Vilnius was one of the most important Jewish centers in Europe. Its Jewish influence has led to its nickname "the Jerusalem of Lithuania". Napoleon called it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with Linz in Austria. In 2021, Vilnius was named one of the 25 fDi's Global Cities of the Future. Vilnius is considered one of the major world financial centres, placing 76th globally and 29th in Europe, according to the Global Financial Centres Index. In 2023, Vilnius hosted the 2023 NATO Summit. Vilnius is a member of Eurocities and the Union of Capitals of the European Union (UCEU).

Lukiškės Square (Lithuanian: Lukiškių aikštė; other spellings include Łukiszki, Lukiski, Lukishki) is the largest square (about 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in Vilnius, Lithuania, located in the center of the city. A major street in Vilnius, Gediminas Avenue, passes by the southern border of the square. It is surrounded by many public buildings, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Court of Appeal, Academy of Music and Theatre, Church of Saints Philip and James, and the Dominican monastery with the former St. Jacob Hospital.

The Green Bridge (Lithuanian: Žaliasis tiltas) is a bridge over the Neris River in Vilnius, Lithuania, that connects the city center with the district of Šnipiškės. The original 16th-century bridge was the oldest bridge in Vilnius.

The White Bridge (Lithuanian: Baltasis tiltas) is a pedestrian bridge over the Neris River in Vilnius, Lithuania. It connects Naujamiestis with the district of Šnipiškės. The bridge was built in 1996.