Kaunas Interwar Modernist Architecture

When Vilnius was occupied by Poland from 1920 to 1939, Kaunas served as Lithuania's temporary capital. During this period, the city underwent a massive building boom that produced one of Europe's most remarkable concentrations of interwar modernist architecture. Over 6,000 buildings from this era survive, forming a unique architectural ensemble. The architectural styles range from Art Deco and Functionalism to Lithuanian National Romanticism, creating a cityscape unlike any other in the Baltic states. Key buildings include the Central Post Office, the Christ's Resurrection Church, residential villas along Žaliakalnis, and the remarkable collection of buildings along Laisvės Alėja.