Type | Pleasure Pier |
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Locale | Palanga, Lithuania |
Official name | Palangos tiltas ( Lithuanian) |
Characteristics | |
Construction | 1589, 1882, 1998 |
Total length | 470 metres (1,540 ft) |
History | |
Opening date | 1998 (the latest reconstruction) |
Coordinates | 55°55′13″N 21°02′46″E / 55.92028°N 21.04611°E |
Palanga Pier ( Lithuanian: Palangos tiltas) is a wooden pier to the Baltic Sea located in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1589 Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa granted the right to expand the Port of Palanga to the English people, who built a bridge to the sea, installed a stone jetty and prepared the seabed for the development of maritime transport. [1]
In 1882 Juozapas Tiškevičius II supervised the construction of a new Palanga Pier with a length of 380 metres. [1] [2] It was primarily dedicated for exporting bricks, however, during summer time it was used for walks. [1] [3] It had an attic ( Italian: altana) in the beginning of the pier for protecting pedestrians from rain and was connected to a tram line. [1] Since 1892 it was dedicated for the use of pedestrians only and become a popular sea-side destination for walks. [1] [3]
In 1998 the latest reconstruction of the Palanga Pier was completed, and the renewed pier's length become 470 metres. [1] [2]
Type | Pleasure Pier |
---|---|
Locale | Palanga, Lithuania |
Official name | Palangos tiltas ( Lithuanian) |
Characteristics | |
Construction | 1589, 1882, 1998 |
Total length | 470 metres (1,540 ft) |
History | |
Opening date | 1998 (the latest reconstruction) |
Coordinates | 55°55′13″N 21°02′46″E / 55.92028°N 21.04611°E |
Palanga Pier ( Lithuanian: Palangos tiltas) is a wooden pier to the Baltic Sea located in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1589 Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa granted the right to expand the Port of Palanga to the English people, who built a bridge to the sea, installed a stone jetty and prepared the seabed for the development of maritime transport. [1]
In 1882 Juozapas Tiškevičius II supervised the construction of a new Palanga Pier with a length of 380 metres. [1] [2] It was primarily dedicated for exporting bricks, however, during summer time it was used for walks. [1] [3] It had an attic ( Italian: altana) in the beginning of the pier for protecting pedestrians from rain and was connected to a tram line. [1] Since 1892 it was dedicated for the use of pedestrians only and become a popular sea-side destination for walks. [1] [3]
In 1998 the latest reconstruction of the Palanga Pier was completed, and the renewed pier's length become 470 metres. [1] [2]