Monuments of Martynas Mažvydas

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1997

MONUMENTS OF MARTYNAS MAŽVYDAS

The Monument of Martynas Mažvydas in Klaipėda

A monument of Martynas Mažvydas erected on the occasion
of the 450th anniversary of the first Lithuanian book

Sculptor Remigijus Midvikis
Architect Vytenis Mazurkevičius
Klaipėda, September 1, 1997

The 450th anniversary of the Catechism was celebrated in Klaipėda on September 1, 1997:

The ceremony of the unveiling of the memorial
The opening of Eva Labutytė's exhibition of graphic works "The Land of the Lietuvininkai" at the Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor
The premiere of the opera Prūsai (The Prussians) by Giedrius Kuprevičius at the Klaipėda Music Theatre

A Sculpture of Martynas Mažvydas in the Lithuanian Martynas Mažvydas National Library

Gediminas Jokūbonis. Martynas Mažvydas. 1997. Bronze, the mezzanine of the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library.

A sculptural composition dedicated to Martynas Mažvydas in a bookshop (Vilnius)

K. Kisielis. Martynas Mažvydas. Bronze.

Architect D. Daukša.

Martynas Mažvydas at Vilnius University

Konstantinas Bogdanas. Martynas Mažvydas. 1979. Bronze, h 43. VU.

Martynas Mažvydas in the Lithuanian Art Museum (Vilnius)

Regimantas Midvikis. Martynas Mažvydas. 1980. Bronze, h 115. LAM.

Martynas Mažvydas Skulpture Garden in Klaipėda

In 1976 a sculpture garden was started in S. Daukantas street. Later on it was named after M. Mažvydas. It covers about 10 hectares and has constantly been enriched by new pieces of sculptures. The inhabitants of Klaipėda are very proud of it. Here are several views from this garden.

In the photos: Waiting by S. Mišeikis, A Kite by R. Kazlauskas, The Supper for Four by V. Lukošaitis

Mažvydas Peak in the Mountains of Tien Shan

M. Mažvydas peak is situated in the mountains of Kirghizia, Tien Shan

Mažvydas peak is situated in the mountains of Kirghizia, Tien Shan, in the south of Issyk Kul Mountain lake, in the range of Terskej Alatau. The height is 4560 m above the sea level. Lithuanian mountaineers were the first to get there in 1979.

Lithuanian Soviet Encyclopedia.- Vilnius: Mokslas, 1981

Several views of the Terskej Alatau taken by Lithuanian amateur mountaineers in the summer of 1998 convey the beauty and magnificence of the mountains one peak of which bears Mažvydas name for about twenty years.