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Daukanto Square
Daukantas
Square
in
Vilnius, Lithuania
is located in the
Old Town
, in front of the
Presidential Palace
. Its name commemorates a
progenitor
of the
19th-century
Lithuanian national revival
,
Simonas Daukantas
. In the
late 19th century
it had a
monument
of
Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-Vilensky
.
The
square
hosts
state ceremonies
. It has also been the
site
of
demonstrations
and
rallies
.