If you like the architecture of the 20th century Kaunas, Lithuania will be a real treat for you! The city’s development from the interwar period between 1919 and 1939 is a real masterpiece and a reason itself to visit Kaunas. The number of buildings in the modernist style is enormous and following the architecture route is one of the best things to do in Kaunas that will keep you busy for a few hours.

Due to the turbulences in history, in 1919 Kaunas suddenly became a new capital of the restored Lithuanian state, temporary replacing Vilnius in that position.Buildings of the public use were much needed and eventually built: offices, hospitals, schools, hotels, infrastructure, residential and industrial spaces. Overall, in those 20 years, around 12.000 new buildings appeared in Kaunas. Around half of them are still present in Kaunas, many are a perfect example of modernist architecture of that time.

Here are some of the most important modernist buildings in Kaunas with their addresses:

1. Central Post Office - Laisvės al. 102, Kaunas

2. Žaliakalnis funicular railway - Zanavykų g. 28, Kaunas

3. Vytautas the Great War Museum - K. Donelaičio g. 64, Kaunas

4. National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum - V. Putvinskio g. 55, Kaunas

5. Kaunas University of Technology Central Building - K. Donelaičio g. 73, Kaunas

6. Former headquarter of milk processing company Pienocentras - Laisvės al. 55 / S. Daukanto g. 18

7. Kaunas State Drama Theatre - Laisvės al. 71, Kaunas

8. Kaunas Chamber Theatre - Kęstučio g. 74, Kaunas

9. Kaunas State Philharmonic - L. Sapiegos g. 5, Kaunas

10. Kaunas Officers' Club - Vytauto g. 28, Kaunas

11. Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum - Rotušės a. 13, Kaunas

Note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more modernist buildings to discover in Kaunas.