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Dainius Kamaitis
Dainius Kamaitis is the Lithuanian diplomat, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. During 2007–2012, he was the Lithuanian Governor to Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). In 2003, he was awarded with The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania. D.Kamaitis is the initiator and key coordinator of a series of events held under the Lithuania-Japan architecture forum known as East-East. For this initiative, he was nominated by the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania and the Čiurlionis Foundation for the award with the Čiurlionis Cup 2013 for having contributed to cultural relations between Japan and Lithuania. In 2019, the Government of Japan awarded D.Kamaitis with The Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. During the interwar period, it served as the temporary capital of Lithuania, when Vilnius was seized and controlled by Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas was celebrated for its rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco and Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural-style buildings as well as popular furniture, the interior design of the time, and a widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as among the finest examples of European Art Deco and has received the European Heritage Label. It contributed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
