Architectural evolution of administrative buildings for the Lithuanian municipalities during the interwar period

ENDuring the period of Lithuanian independence, which lasted from 1918 to 1940, various institutions operating in the country needed modern and suitable buildings. Thus, during the period of more than twenty years, numerous new public buildings were built for schools, hospitals, banks, and cultural institutions. In addition, there was a need to build new administrative buildings for the newly established county, city and township municipalities of the country, as there was a lack of suitable premises for them. Therefore, this article, presenting the most characteristic and typical examples, analyses the architectural evolution of the administrative buildings built for the Lithuanian municipalities during the period of independence. Keywords: administrative buildings, architecture, interwar architecture, interwar Lithuania, municipal buildings. [From the publication]

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