Daukanto Square

[[File:Daukanto Square in Vilnius.jpg|thumb|Daukanto Square in front of the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania ]] '''Daukantas Square''' in Vilnius, Lithuania is located in the Old Town, in front of the Presidential Palace. Its name commemorates a progenitor of the 19th-century Lithuanian national revival, Simonas Daukantas. In the late 19th century it had a monument of Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-Vilensky.

The square hosts state ceremonies. It has also been the site of demonstrations and rallies.<ref>{{cite web|title=President to Attend the Events Celebrating February 16|url=http://www.president.lt/en/news.full/8802|publisher=President of the Republic of Lithuania|accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thousands Rally Against Lithuania Leader|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-87627880.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023002503/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-87627880.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-23|publisher=AP, cited through Highbeam|date=2003-11-23|accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref>

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Category:Squares in Vilnius