Palanga Pier
 Palanga Pier in autumn | |
| Type | Pleasure Pier |
|---|---|
| Locale | Palanga, Lithuania |
| Official name | Palangos tiltas (Lithuanian) |
| Characteristics | |
| Construction | 1589, 1882, 1998 |
| Total length | 470 metres (1,540 ft) |
| History | |
| Opening date | 1998 (the latest reconstruction) |
| Coordinates | 55°55′13″N 21°02′46″E / 55.92028°N 21.04611°E |
Palanga Pier (Lithuanian: Palangos tiltas) is a wooden pier to the Baltic Sea located in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania.[1][2][3][4][5]
History[edit]
In 1589 Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa granted the right to expand the Port of Palanga to the English people, who built a bridge to the sea, installed a stone jetty and prepared the seabed for the development of maritime transport.[1]
In 1882 Juozapas Tiškevičius II supervised the construction of a new Palanga Pier with a length of 380 metres.[1][2] It was primarily dedicated for exporting bricks, however, during summer time it was used for walks.[1][3] It had an attic (Italian: altana) in the beginning of the pier for protecting pedestrians from rain and was connected to a tram line.[1] Since 1892 it was dedicated for the use of pedestrians only and become a popular sea-side destination for walks.[1][3]
In 1998 the latest reconstruction of the Palanga Pier was completed, and the renewed pier's length become 470 metres.[1][2]
Gallery[edit]
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Entrance to the pier from the central Jono Basanavičiaus Street -
Pedestrians and bicycle drivers on the pier -
Fishermen on the pier -
Sunset near the pier -
Pedestrians observing twilight on the pier -
Under the pier
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Palangos tiltas tiesiogiai visai Lietuvai". WeLoveLithuania.com (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Palangos tilto istorija - burių romantika". Palangostiltas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jūros tiltas". Palangos turizmo informacijos centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Palanga City in Lithuania". Adventures.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Jūros tiltas ir J. Basanavičiaus gatvė". Daytrip.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.