|
Emilia And Eustachy Wróblewski Library
The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences () is a major research library in Vilnius, Lithuania. The library was established by Tadeusz Wróblewski in 1912. It became part of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in 1941. The library houses more than 3.7 million documents and has an extensive collection of old and rare manuscripts and publications. History Polish period By 1912, attorney and bibliophile Tadeusz Wróblewski had collected about 65,000 books, 1,000 maps, and 5,000 manuscripts. The basis of Wróblewski's book collection was a library inherited from his parents, his father Eustachy, who was a physician and Entomology, entomolgist, and his mother Emilia, who was an educational activist. Subsequently, Wróblewski successively added to the collection. Among the largest transactions was the purchase of Count Henryk Plater's library of 6,000 volumes in 1907, which included mainly family collections dating back to the 16th century, and the purchase of 's bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žygimantų Street
Žygimantų Street is a street in the Vilnius Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania. It follows the left bank of the Neris River on the stretch between the Mindaugas Bridge separating it from the Arsenal street and the Green Bridge separating it from the Albertas Goštautas street. History Before World War II, while in the interbellum Poland the street was named ''ulica Zygmuntowska'' (Sigismunds' Street) after the kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Sigismund I the Old, Sigismund II Augustus, and Sigismund III Vasa. During the Soviet times it was part of the street named after Karolis Požela. Notable buildings *Žygimantų 1: Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences *Žygimantų 2: Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania *Žygimantų 6: ; bears a memorial plaque "In this house, Professor Iosif Rebelsky founded an orphanage and school, which operated in 1944–1950". *Žygimantų 10: Stasys Šalkauskis Stasys Šalkauskis (May 16, 1896 in Ariogala, Lith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |