architecture
Town Hall of Kaunas
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kauno Rotušė [Lithuanian]
Architecture
Due to its tall, white appearance, City Hall is colloquially known as the 'White Swan'.
built
1542-1562
culture
style/period
work type
1562–1824
1824–1838
1838–1865
1865–1869
1869–1944
1951–1960
since 1974
architect / constr. phase
1542-1556
construction three naved Gothic building
1638
Renaissance remodelling
1771-1780
major reconstruction after damage by fires in 1670 and 1732
1968-1973
major restoration
Specifications
number towers
1
towers
53.0 m
bell tower
Geography
local language location name
Kaunas, Lietuva [Lithuanian]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1562-1569
1569-1795
1795-1915
1915-1918
1918-1940
1940-1941
1941-1944
1944-1990
