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Programme
PROGRAMME
169th COST CSO, JAF
and DC Chairs meeting in Vilnius (Lithuania)
November 14-16, 2007 |
 November 14
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14h30 JAF and DC
Chairs meeting in the hotel “Panorama”. (Programme)
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17h30 Guided tour by bus in Vilnius city.
There will be two
buses at the Panorama hotel, departure time:
17h30 and 17h45.
Meeting points:
17h30 hotel Panorama.
17h15 hotel Radisson SAS. There will be a
person to accompany you to Panorama hotel.
Please note, after the
excursion the buses go directly to Verkiai
Palace.
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Dinner will be hosted by
the CSO President.
23h00 Departure to hotels.
November 15
November 16
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09h00 - 17h30 CSO meeting in
the hotel “Panorama”.
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The first owner of masonry palace was
Vilnius bishop Konstantinas Kazimieras
Bþostovskis, who hold Verkiai in the end of
the 17th and beginning of the 18th
centuries. On his initiative the Verkiai
ensemble was created surrounded by parks and
forests.
The park of Verkiai estate is one of the
most beautiful landscape-type parks in
Lithuania. It covers a territory of 36 ha.
“Verkiai” restaurant is located in the
central palace of Verkiai architectural
ensemble.
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Origin of the name “Verkiai” is
explained by an old legend. A crying
baby was found in a tree, in eagle’s
nest, whose voice was heard by Grand
Duke of Lithuania hunting in the
vicinity. Father of the baby,
heathen chief priest kriviø
krivaitis told that he himself had
put his illegitimate child into the
nest, for, according to will of
gods, the baby will take up his
place. The baby was named Lizdeika (Lith.
‘lizdas’ – a nest) and became kriviø
krivaitis, and the place where the
tree and the nest were located is
still called Verkiai (Lith. ‘verkti’
– to cry). Later Lizdeika became the
principal priest in Lithuania and
explained to duke Gediminas his
dream on iron wolf, which
explanation resulted in
establishment of Vilnius city. For
more information please visit:
http://www.verkiai.lt/
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It is the only insular castle throughout
Eastern Europe. It was built on one of the
numerous islands in the Lake Galvë. The
castle was built as a defensive fortress.
After the Battle of Þalgiris/Grünwald the
castle lost its defensive significance. It
was turned into a ducal residence. The
Trakai Island Castle was the death-place of
the Grand Duke Vytautas. He died here on 27
October 1430. Later the castle served as a
prison. In the XVII century the castle was
desolated.
The Island castle is one of the most
often visited historical-architectural
monuments in Lithuania. It houses a
historical museum which has been working
here since 1962. National events, festivals
and concerts take place here. For more
information please visit:
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The Museum of Applied Art was founded in
1987 in Old arsenal of the Lower Castle.
The Arsenal was built on the initiative
of Zygimantas Senasis (Sigismundus the Old)
and Zygimantas Augustas (Sigismundus
Augustus), Grand Dukes of Lithuania and
Kings of Poland, in the mid 16th century on
the Gothic foundations of the former defence-wall
of the Lower Castle.
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Now in the
museum there is an exhibition of Artifacts
from the Royal Palace of the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania (till 2008).
http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/Kaleidoskopas/artifacts_en.htm
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