Green Bridge in Vilnius

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The Green Bridge in Vilnius is a historic road bridge in Lithuania’s capital, notable for its central location over the Neris and its changing political-era sculptures and symbolism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Vilnius
road bridge
connects left bank of Neris in Vilnius
right bank of Neris in Vilnius
country Lithuania
crosses Neris River NERFINISHED
crossesInCity Neris River in Vilnius city center
hadSculptureTheme Soviet soldiers
farmers
industrial workers
students and youth
hasArchitecturalStyle Stalinist architecture elements
hasColorInName green
hasDebateAbout treatment of Soviet-era heritage in Lithuania
hasHeritageStatus cultural heritage object of Lithuania
hasHistoricalEra Soviet period in Lithuania
hasLengthApprox 100–120 meters
hasNameInLithuanian Žaliasis tiltas NERFINISHED
hasNameInPolish Most Zielony NERFINISHED
hasNameInRussian Зелёный мост NERFINISHED
hasNearbyLandmark Neris river embankments
Vilnius business district on right bank
Vilnius city center NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfSpans 3
hasPreviousStructureDestroyedIn 1944
hasSculpturalGroupsCount 4
hasSignificance important transport link between central districts of Vilnius
hasTrafficType motor vehicles
pedestrians
public transport buses
trolleybuses
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Vilnius NERFINISHED
Vilnius Old Town area NERFINISHED
central Vilnius
material reinforced concrete
notableFor Soviet-era sculptures formerly installed on its corners
changing political symbolism
opened 1952
owner Vilnius city municipality NERFINISHED
partOf Vilnius city transport network NERFINISHED
precededBy 19th-century Green Bridge NERFINISHED
reasonForSculptureRemoval considered Soviet propaganda
replaced earlier Green Bridge destroyed in World War II
sculpturesRemoved 2015
usedFor pedestrian traffic
road traffic

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Neris River hasBridgeInCity Green Bridge in Vilnius