This thread is only for photos from construction sites and photos of recently completed projects. For information about new projects go to VILNIUS - Full Summary of Projects (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=436202) thread. Also only those high-rise projects are allowed who does not deserve their own thread in Highrises section.

Lets start with residentials on Tauras hill in Newtown district.

Photos by mindakas from miestai.net
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/11.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/22.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/55.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/66.jpg

Photos by xxl from miestai.net
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/1111.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/1212.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/1313.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/1414.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080930/1515.jpg

Kempinski hotel by xxl from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0054.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0055.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0073.jpg

No, I'm not going to post only more or less nice projects. :) In next few posts you'll see photos from Pašilaičiai district. Some of the ugliest developments in Vilnius are located in Pašilaičiai. Though it has some advantages too. The flats in this district are the cheapest in Vilnius.

District of Pašilaičiai, photos by NoBoDyX:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080504/KM080427%200161.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080504/KM080427%20017.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080504/KM080427%20019.jpg

District of Pašilaičiai, photos by Deep'as from miestai.net
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5596/dsc9306yj6.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3683/dsc9307hc2.jpg

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7882/dsc9305kk8.jpg

District of Pašilaičiai photos by Deep'as from miestai.net:
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8890/dsc9319cn7.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9753/dsc9313ay0.jpg

District of Pašilaičiai photos by Deep'as from miestai.net:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7945/dsc9321mj4.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4629/dsc9318iw7.jpg

Now we'll go to the district of Žvėrynas which is quite close to city center (on the other bank of Neris river). This district is where richer people live. Some embassies and office buildings are located there too.

Žvėrynas district, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9048.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9051.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9054.JPG

Žvėrynas district, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9058.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9055.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9060.JPG

Lets continue with Žvėrynas district. Few embassies, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
This one is of Kazakhstan:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9070.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9072.JPG

This belongs to Italian embassy:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9099.JPG

Žvėrynas district, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
Some private houses:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9086.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070819/IMG_9106.JPG

Photos by Armondo from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05882.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05885.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05898.jpg

Žvėrynas district, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
Some residentials:
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5430/11lh9.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/22.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/33.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/44.jpg

Now lets look at some new commieblock in district of old commieblocks. This district is Justiniškės. Photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/11.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/221.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/331.jpg

And even more new commies, photos by mindakas from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/441.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081002/55.jpg

Some looong new commie blocks, photos by mindakas from miestai.net
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/mindakas/IMG_5576.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/mindakas/IMG_5578.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/mindakas/IMG_5560.jpg

wow, that's a lot of new residentials, very nice ones (doesn't look like commies to me :))! BTW i saw Kempinski is under construction there, how many 5-star hotels do you have in Vilnius?

^^ There are four five star hotels now and Kempinski will be fifth.

Shopping center "Panorama". It is U/C for a very long time now (this is Estonian project ;)). Though next month it's going to be opened, so there will be more photos and also from interior. Exterior is nothing special, just a simple box. Good thing about this shopping center is that it has huge underground parking instead of large simple parking like at "Akropolis". When opened this will be the second biggest shopping center in Vilnius (but not for a long, when other projects will be finished it'll be fourth).
Photos by xxl from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080728/th_DSC_0056.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080728/th_DSC_0064.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080728/th_DSC_0094.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080728/th_DSC_0084.jpg

From above:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080808/th_DSC_0146.jpg

Now some photos of National art gallery which is U/C in NCC, just next to Hansabank HQ (Swedbank). It's going to be finished in 2009. Photos by xxl from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0276.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0285.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0286.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0290.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080915/th_DSC_0317.jpg

One interior photo by Perfect from miestai.net:
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080911/laiptine.jpg

Royal Palace which also should be opened in 2009, but of course works will continue after this date too.

Older photos from www.lvr.lt
http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8022%20Gotikine%20sale%20su%20kolona%202%20a_48ad53907ef5c..JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8052%20Pietu%20korpuso%20arkados_48ad54cb445da.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8028%20Antro%20a_48ad53c8e30f7.%20arkada.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8029%20Antro%20a_48ad53e7afc9b.%20arkados%20skliautu%20konstrukcijos.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8067%20Kiemo%20boksto%20kupolo%20paruosimas%20skardinimui_48ad54e794eef.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8035%20Didziosios%20menes%20grindys_48ad540a04e3d.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8044%20Rytu%20korpuso%20fasado%20darbai_48ad5493a123e.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8075%20Vakaru%20korpuso%20rusio%20langas_48ad55361adce.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8089%20Senieji%20murai%20Vestibiulyje_48ad56484e21c.JPG

http://www.lvr.lt/images/uploads/IMG_8099%20Vakaru%20korpuso%20pirmo%20a_48ad569cc833b.%20mene.JPG

By [sp] from miestai.net:
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/748/dsc4359gd9.jpg

By ChristineMarie from flickr.com
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2894714078_5ab46163ef_o.jpg

Any news about the new national stadium?

^^ Construction site of national stadium in 2008.09.10 looked like this:
photos by SPX from miestai.net
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080910/ALIM0561.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080910/ALIM0562.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080910/ALIM0563.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080910/ALIM0564.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080910/ALIM0565.JPG

When there will be new photos, I'll post them in this thread. :)

^^ incredible! Do you know how much costs construction of this stadium?

^^ incredible! Do you know how much costs construction of this stadium?
About 130 mln. Euros

About 130 mln. Euros

Another one proof that in Lithuania construction costs are much lower than in Latvia. Here National Library construction (of course, it's not simple building, but still) costs more than this amount. I'm afraid to think how much could cost such a large and modern stadium.

Another one proof that in Lithuania construction costs are much lower than in Latvia. Here National Library construction (of course, it's not simple building, but still) costs more than this amount. I'm afraid to think how much could cost such a large and modern stadium.
130 mln. of Euros, 450 mln of Litas...

Laser technologies, biotechnologies, IT sector, mechatronics, nanotechnologies... :cry: :pet:

Ignore this.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9753/dsc9313ay0.jpg

It'll look great when all the landscaping is done... :)




NOT!

130 mln. of Euros, 450 mln of Litas...

Laser technologies, biotechnologies, IT sector, mechatronics, nanotechnologies... :cry: :pet:

Ignore this.
The same can be said about Kaunas arena, ain't it? :)

@Vecais Sakarnis: Most of people here say that 130 mio EUR is way too much for a stadium of 25 000 places.

130 mln. of Euros, 450 mln of Litas...

Laser technologies, biotechnologies, IT sector, mechatronics, nanotechnologies... :cry: :pet:

Ignore this.

:wtf: :dunno: What did you mean?

The same can be said about Kaunas arena, ain't it? :)

@Vecais Sakarnis: Most of people here say that 130 mio EUR is way too much for a stadium of 25 000 places.

Anyway, I think that Vilnius stadium will look cool and it's not "cheap architecture" that's why I think it is something of larger scale than this (which, of course, also isn't "cheap architecture"):

http://lv.lv.allconstructions.com/f/image/filename/9318/gaismas_pils_01_01.jpg

But I could be wrong.

^^ We'll see how National stadium will look like and also we'll see how much it will cost. It's very hard to trust given numbers when objects are being financed by government. Lets take Royal palace for example, at the beginning it was said that it'll cost only 120 mio LTL, now it doubled and we still don't know if it's the final cost.

The same can be said about Kaunas arena, ain't it? :)
Believe me, I'm happy for this stadium very much (and, while I'm not from Vilnius and I can't see those changes beeing done every day, I'm surprised to see the amount of enginery at work and this just doubles my happiness) ;)

As I've said, ignore that post. Those feelings could appear regarding most of the projects, which are implemented at the moment in Lithuania.

:wtf: :dunno: What did you mean?
I mean that Lithuania should systematically ask for all the aforesaid thecnologies sectors what do they need to start booming. They should give a mile-lenght lists and our government should start starving, to stop the time if they will need to and to reverse the Earth, but give them anything what they'll need. ASAP.

But let's forget offtopic.

Anyway, I think that Vilnius stadium will look cool and it's not "cheap architecture" that's why I think it is something of larger scale than this (which, of course, also isn't "cheap architecture"):

http://lv.lv.allconstructions.com/f/image/filename/9318/gaismas_pils_01_01.jpg
In my opinion, Guggenheim-Hermitage museum will surpass them both.

^^ Recently some numbers were given for Guggenheim-Hermitage. It'll cost 120 mio dollars. If this number is correct, it'll not surpass any of them in terms of price. Personally I tend to believe that this number is more or less correct because Guggenheim-Hermitage museum in Vilnius is not going to be a big building if I remember correctly total area will be ~13 000 square meters.

^^ Recently some numbers were given for Guggenheim-Hermitage. It'll cost 120 mio dollars. If this number is correct, it'll not surpass any of them in terms of price.
I wasn't talking about the price :) About the architecture. Ofcourse, it's hard to compare those buildings directly and all of them are worth some compliments.

Today Estonians with three buses and one airplane are visiting their biggest investment in Lithuania. That investment is shopping center "Panorama" in Vilnius. For now it is the second biggest shopping center in Vilnius (will be fourth when Ozas and Akropolis II will be finished). It also has the biggest underground parking in the Baltic states. Here are some photos by Lettered from miestai.net:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0366.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0365.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0335.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0367.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0347.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0348.jpg

More photos by Lettered from miestai.net:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0322800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0324800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0325800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0326800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0327800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0334800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0336800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0337800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0338800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0339800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0341800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0344800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0345800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0346800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0349800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0350800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0351800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0353800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0354800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0355800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0356800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0358800x600.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0359800x600.jpg

National stadium by veikejas from miestai.net
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j123/veikejas/stadionas/IMGP3469.jpg


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j123/veikejas/stadionas/IMGP3474.jpg


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j123/veikejas/stadionas/IMGP3480.jpg


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j123/veikejas/stadionas/IMGP3484.jpg

"Kempinski" hotel:
photo by gintarasm from miestai.net
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081116/kempinskis.jpg

photo by fatG from miestai.net
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20081124/PB2103142.JPG

Oh fuck wrong thread nice pics though!:)

Old news, but they were not mentioned here yet: as economic situation is getting worse, construction works of National stadium are being stopped. It seems that we'll have normal stadium only in some 2100 year, maybe. :)
Interesting to compare with Latvia which is even in deeper crisis but they still keep building National library.

Old news, but they were not mentioned here yet: as economic situation is getting worse, construction works of National stadium are being stopped. It seems that we'll have normal stadium only in some 2100 year, maybe. :)
Interesting to compare with Latvia which is even in deeper crisis but they still keep building National library.

I think the library is also paused, or slowed down at least, I read is somewhere on the net.

Old news, but they were not mentioned here yet: as economic situation is getting worse, construction works of National stadium are being stopped. It seems that we'll have normal stadium only in some 2100 year, maybe. :)
Interesting to compare with Latvia which is even in deeper crisis but they still keep building National library.

There is more - our Minister of Culture (Demakova) shortly before New Year secretly signed a contract about further designing of acoustic Concert hall for about 7 mio lats (some 35 mio lits)! It was a big scandal, but the contract is still in force.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/popopopojo/IMG_0327800x600.jpg



This is excellent work! :banana: