Vileišis Palace
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Vileišių rūmai Vileišis Palace |
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Facade of the palace
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| Architectural style | Neo-baroque |
| Town or city | Vilnius |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Construction started | 1904 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Client | Petras Vileišis |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | August Klein |
Coordinates: 54°41′42″N 25°18′19″E / 54.6951°N 25.3054°E
Vileišis Palace is a Neo-baroque style architectural ensemble in Vilnius, Lithuania, built for Petras Vileišis. Vileišis was a prominent Lithuanian engineer, political activist, publisher, and philanthropist who commissioned the palace in 1904 and supervised its construction. The ensemble consists of a main house, a guesthouse, and an outbuilding. It currently houses the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. It was renovated during the early 2000s.
The palace's architect, August Klein, created two blueprints, one Neo-classical and the other Neo-baroque. Vileišis selected the Neo-baroque style, because of the site's proximity to the baroque St. Peter and St. Paul's Church.
Work on the ensemble began in 1904. According to witnesses, the lime used in its construction was diluted with separated milk rather than water. Some materials not customarily used at the time were employed, such as ferroconcrete. Building materials were bought from Finland and the Netherlands. The project was completed in 1906. It was situated on a one-half hectare site, surrounded by a wrought iron fence and elaborately landscaped.
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