After the reconstruction, the renovated fountain in Washington Square is working again, the surrounding flower garden has been tidied up - more than a thousand different flowers have been planted: tagetes, Patagonian verbenas and cosmos. It is symbolic, because today is a memorable date - it is exactly 80 years since JAV Secretary of State Sumner Welles issued a declaration condemning the occupation of the Baltic States, supporting their independence, and in this square, near the fountain, there is a commemorative plaque with July 23 written in Lithuanian and English. official statement from the State Department.
"Every year, we renew the city's fountains: last year, the fountain of the Opera and Ballet Theater was opened after reconstruction, this year - in Washington Square. After such reconstructions, various public spaces are reborn, attracting even more people and various events," said Vilnius Vice Mayor Vytautas Mitalas.
During the reconstruction, a new bottom of the fountain, sides of the water pool, waterproofing, circulation piping, electrical installation, control and automation panel, video surveillance system, individually controlled, colored LED light source underwater lights, mechanical water purification and automatic disinfection systems were installed. About 130 water jets create up to 4-meter-high parabola-shaped water jets directed to the center of the fountain, in which almost 130 cubic meters circulate per hour. m. water.
"We are happy to contribute to the creation of another Vilnius fountain and at the same time a center of attraction. We are proud of the city's decision to install modern water purification and disinfection systems in the fountains, which are especially relevant in the current conditions", said Mantvydas Šakalys, the head of the company "Poolservice.LT", which renovated the fountain.
The municipality allocated more than 167 thousand for the renovation of the fountain in Washington Square. euros. The Washington Square fountain was renovated according to the project prepared by the architect Jurga Silvija Šimeliūnė-Večerskytė, maintaining its historical shape and dimensions.
Vilnius Washington Square was named in 1996. After the visit of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Lithuania. On that occasion, a commemorative stone of Lithuanian-American friendship was erected near one of the oldest fountains in the capital's square. Ten years ago, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the square, inscribed in Lithuanian and English in 1940 by Sumner Welles, who served as the temporary secretary of state. July 23 official statement from the State Department.
