On the south side of the Lagoon of Nations, Lithuania's Exhibit presented an intimate glimpse into her life and history.
The first floor walls are adorned with historic murals; and the statue of the national hero, Grand Duke Vytauras (1392-1430), stands adjacent to a map which showed Lithuania's borders as they were during his reign.
Exhibits throughout the Pavilion were devoted to education, and literature, music and the theatre, folk-art, sport and tourism. Samples of Lithuanian ceramics were displayed. A major feature in the portrayal - by thirty statuettes dressed in national costume - of a Lithuanian wedding in an authentic village setting.
The second floor was devoted to Lithuanian agriculture, trade, and commerce.
Photo Courtesy of The New York Public Library.
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In 1429 Grand Duke Vytautas invited the rulers of central and eastern Europe to Lutsk, for a peace conference. The emperor Sigismund proposed that Vytautas be crowned King of Lithuania.
Mural by S. Usinskas (from the Lithuanian flyer)
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