... Great view of a granite sundial located on top of the 53 meter high Parnidis Dune... the second-highest sand dune in Europe... this is an ideal place for this kind of sundial as the horizon opens up from the Dune... it is possible to observe the Sun rising from the Curonian Lagoon and setting into the Baltic sea... the obelisk in the centre of the square contains a lot of Lithuanian folklore and symbols... the obelisk, the height of which was reaching 12m, was broken down by a hurricane in 1999, but rebuilt in 2011... an amazing piece of sculpture and monument... Thanks a lot Jolante! (✿◠‿◠)
Nida is a resort town in the Neringa municipality and is the westernmost point of Lithuania and the Baltic states, close to the border with the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave.
The Sundial was designed by architect Ričardas Krištapavičius, sculptor Klaudijus Pudimas and Professor Dr Libertas Klimka.
The Curonian Spit National Park is a 98km long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. After World War I, these areas became divided between Russia and Lithuania. The landscape of the Curonian Spit is formed by the harmonious interaction of man and nature.
The Curonian Spit was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in December 2000. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia.
The 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Andrius Sniadeckis, 1768-1838
(Issued 18-05-2018)
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