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Vilnius
Vilniaus apskritis

Vilniaus gatvė
(S. Moniuškos skveras)

Stanisław Moniuszko

Ubiel, near Minsk, 1872 - Warszawa 1879
Polish composer, conductor and teacher
(Wikipedia)

Bolesław Bałzukiewicz
1922

Description

Bronze bust on a column, with on the front a lyra with the dates 1819-1872.

Inscription(s)

stanisławow
MONIVSZCE
WILNO
mcmxxii

Signature

(an unreadable shield)

Sculptor

Bolesław Bałzukiewicz (Lithuanian: Boleslovas Balzukevičius) (Vilnius 1879 - Vilnius 1935), Polish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Vilnius tourism, Monuments.
Vilnijos Vartai, Stanislavas Moniuška (Stanisław Moniuszko).

Locatie (N 54°40'55" - E 25°16'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt043; Photograph: 13 July 2013
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