Šnipiškės
Sign in to saveŠnipiškės is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Vilnius Central Business District is a part of Šnipiškės. Located on the north bank of the river Neris, it became the site of a modern business district with skyscrapers which, however, mix with some historical wooden architecture.
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- Šnipiškės
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- Eldership
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- Constitution Avenue in Vilnius by Augustas Didžgalvis.jpg
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- Aerial view of the Constitution Avenue
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- Vilniaus snipiskes.png
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- Lithuania
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- Country
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- County
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- 20px Vilnius County
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- Municipality
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- Vilnius city municipality
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total
- 17270
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- 2021
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- 3.1
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- auto
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- EET
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- +2
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- EEST
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Šnipiškės is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Vilnius Central Business District is a part of Šnipiškės. Located on the north bank of the river Neris, it became the site of a modern business district with skyscrapers which, however, mix with some historical wooden architecture.
Until recently, the area was a small historical suburban village north of the Vilnius Old Town. Several skyscrapers, including Europa Tower business center, have been erected since the turn of the millennium. It continues to rapidly expand with major projects for modern commercial and apartment complexes as well as recreational areas. An area with late 19th- and early 20th-century wooden houses, popularly referred to as the Shanghai district, is now under cultural protection and preservation.
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