Akropolis (Vilnius)
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Akropolis is the largest
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in the
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by floor area, a shopping center and
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in
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, the Lithuanian capital. It was built in
Šeškinė Šeškinė (''literally'' ) is a district located in the north of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, built in 1977 as a microdistrict. It is located to the east of Justiniškės district, to the north and north-west of Žvėrynas and Šnipiškė ...
by Akropolis Group in 2002 and opened in April 2002 (at that time the area was 54,000 square meters). The bank " Hansa- LTB" financed the construction. The authors of the project "Akropolis" were architects Gediminas JureviÄius and
Algimantas Nasvytis Algimantas Nasvytis (8 April 1928 – 27 July 2018) was a Lithuanian architect. He was active in the pro-independence Sąjūdis movement and served as Minister of Construction and Urban Development in the first four Cabinets of Lithuania after L ...
from Vilnius. Interior project author was designer Unko Kunnap (
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).Vilniuje - prekybos ir pramogų kompleksas "Akropolis"
TOPsport There is a free car park next to the building. In Akropolis there are grocery stores, Maxima LT supermarket, shops etc. The shopping center also has a bookstore. The area has an area of 110,000 square meters. Not far away is the other shopping center, PC Ozas, built by German companies. Vilnius_Akropolis.jpg, 2006 Akropolis ball for eurobasket 2011 in Vilnius.jpg,
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ball


See also

* List of shopping malls in Lithuania


External links


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References

{{coord, 54.7105587, 25.259478, display=title, type:landmark_region:LT-VL Shopping malls in Vilnius Commercial buildings completed in 2002 Šeškinė 2002 establishments in Lithuania