January 13 audio tourDaugiau
Press House. Laisvės Avenue 60
Press House. Laisvės Avenue 60
In April 1990, Soviet troops had already made attempts to storm the Press House, an office building that housed a number of press and radio newsrooms, but hearing about their plans, people gathered for a quickly arranged concert. This stopped the soldiers.
On January 11, 1991, volunteers once again came to defend the Press House. The attackers deployed tanks and armoured vehicles, the defenders used water hoses, barricades of desks and chairs, and Lithuanian tricolour flags.
People blocked the entrances. The Soviet soldiers were annoyed – they fired at the building and hit several people.
It was after the storming of the Press House that the singer-songwriter Vytautas Kernagis was invited to perform for the defenders of another strategic building, the Supreme Council.
January 13 audio tour
Vilnius Red Cross Hospital (formerly Health Ministry Red Cross Clinic). Žygimantų Street 3
Vilnius Red Cross Hospital (formerly Health Ministry Red Cross Clinic). Žygimantų Street 3
St Jacob’s Hospital (formerly Vilnius City 1st Clinical Hospital). Vasario 16-osios Street 1
St Jacob’s Hospital (formerly Vilnius City 1st Clinical Hospital). Vasario 16-osios Street 1
Former Vilnius Radio Transmission Point. Gedimino Avenue 34
Former Vilnius Radio Transmission Point. Gedimino Avenue 34
Seimas Building, formerly Supreme Council. Gedimino Avenue 53
Seimas Building, formerly Supreme Council. Gedimino Avenue 53
Martynas Mažvydas National Library. Gedimino Avenue 51
Martynas Mažvydas National Library. Gedimino Avenue 51
Barricades. Žvėrynas Bridge, Gedimino Avenue, Goštauto Street
Barricades. Žvėrynas Bridge, Gedimino Avenue, Goštauto Street
Apartment building in Lazdynai. Architektų Street 65
Apartment building in Lazdynai. Architektų Street 65
Press House. Laisvės Avenue 60
Press House. Laisvės Avenue 60
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