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Half Vilnius Green Bridge Soviet era statues removed
BC, Vilnius, 20.07.2015.
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Print versionEarly Monday morning, half of the Soviet era statues on the Green Bridge of Vilnius were removed. Instead of them, pots with blooming flowers were placed, reports LETA/ELTA.
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The two statues depicting workers and the Red Army soldiers were dismantled the first as their condition was the worst. All four groups of statues will be removed from the bridge by Wednesday, dismantling the last ones, which depict peasants and students.
Workers started the dismantlement of statues for repairs on Sunday morning.
The removal will cost around EUR 38,000 to Vilnius.
The removal works are done by the company Grinda. Dismantled sculptures will be stored on one of the sites of UAB Grinda, which belongs to the municipality.
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