Palanga Pier
History
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.
In 1882 Juozapas Tiškevičius II supervised the construction of a new Palanga Pier with a length of 380 metres. It was primarily dedicated for exporting bricks, however, during summer time it was used for walks. It had an attic (Italian: altana) in the beginning of the pier for protecting pedestrians from rain and was connected to a tram line. Since 1892 it was dedicated for the use of pedestrians only and become a popular sea-side destination for walks.
In 1998 the latest reconstruction of the Palanga Pier was completed, and the renewed pier's length became 470 metres.
Gallery
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Entrance to the pier from the central Jono Basanavičiaus Street
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Pedestrians and bicycle drivers on the pier
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Fishermen on the pier
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Sunset near the pier
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Pedestrians observing twilight on the pier
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Under the pier
References
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- ^ "Palangos tilto istorija - burių romantika". Palangostiltas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "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.