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Figurative Sculpture "Neringa"

The square, while undergoing renovation, had become a temporary shelter for the sculpture, a present to the town, while searching for the most-suitable place for it. Yet, the sculpture had not been moved out. After the central square of Nida was reconstructed in the spring of 2014, the sculpture stayed in it as a dominant part of the spacial composition.

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UNESCO Memorial

The Curonian Spit, the unique creation of people and nature, located in the territory of two countries, namely, Lithuania and Russia, has been on a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since December 2000. To commemorate this occasion, memorial pyramids have erected. One - in Nida, in the beginning of Lotmiškio Street, and one in Juodkrantė.

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Sculpture in Memory of Vytautas Kernagis

The sculpture is dedicated to the pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry, performer and songwriter Vytautas Kernagis. Nida has been chosen to commemorate the maestro as he was a symbol of Benai, Plaukiam Į Nidą, an opening festival for a summer season in Nida for many years. The sculptor has depicted life-size Kernagis with a guitar, his key attribute.

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Bas-Relief "Postal Carriage"

This piece was made of reinforced plastic at a request of Lithuanian Post to commemorate the history of the post office. The bas-relief portrays a horse-drawn mail-carriage and, at the same time, takes us back to the period between the 17th century and the first half of the 19th century, the times of the European postal route which passed through the Curonian Spit and connected it to the western Europe, central Europe and the Baltic countries.

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Figurative Sculpture "Rest"

The bronze sculpture “Rest,” which depicts a woman relaxing on the beach, is situated in the centre of Nida, in the square adjacent to the Neringa Art School (Pamario g. 4, Nida). The woman is dreamily looking at a pool with a fountain next to her. The fountain, renovated in 2014, is the only one in Neringa.

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Sculpture "Neringa's Chair"

The 5-metre-high oak sculpture representing an armchair is situated near the lagoon in the Valley of Silence. This sculpture is related to the legendary giant Neringa, who created the peninsula of the Curonian Spit. According to the employees of the Curonian Spit National Park Administration, Neringa's Chair is more than just a piece of art.

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Monument to Gottlieb David Kuvert and the Foresters' Cemetery

In the Foresters’ Cemetery, situated near the junction of Nida-Smiltynė Road and G. D. Kuvertas Road, a memorial monument for Gottlieb David Kuvert is found. It was built in 1864. In 1825, Kuvert had started planting pine trees on the dune which had already been close to Nida. He had proved with his work that it was possible to tackle wild elements of running sand.

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Sundial

The Parnidis Dune, rising up to 53 metres in high, is crowned by the sundial. It has a circular platform with small hour-representing stair-steps arranged in a semicircle. In the centre of the platform, there is a 13.8 metre-height obelisk of polished stone.

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Sculpture "Four Winds"
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Sculpture "Four Winds"

The sculpture of glued solid oak is situated nearby the café Senas Žvejas (Eng. Old Fisherman) on Nidos-Smiltynės pl. 8, Nida. The sculpture showing winds reminds us of extraordinary living conditions in the Curonian Spit and how dependent local fishers are on the forces of nature. The sculpture was built in 1974 by Eduardas Jonušas.

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Sculpture "Against the Wind"
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Sculpture "Against the Wind"

The bronze sculpture reflects the mood of one of the best-known existentialists of the 20th century, Jean-Paul Sartre, during his visit to Neringa. He arrived here in July 1965 with the writer Simone de Beauvoir.

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Sculptural Composition "Bird"
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Sculptural Composition "Bird"

On the Parnidis sand dune, beside the path that leads to the Sundial, a new sculptural composition has been unveiled. It is a bench to commemorate the French soldiers who played a role in the formation of the landscape of the Couronian Spit. According to historical sources, in 1916, the Valley of Death was a camp for French prisoners of war.

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Monumental Stone to Nida Gliding School
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Monumental Stone to Nida Gliding School

Nida Gliding School was the principal Lithuanian gliders' summer camp which existed from 1933 to 1939. Over 500 glider pilots graduated from it. This school is related to the achievements of the world-record-breaker Ferdinand Schulz (in 1927, he glided 60.2 metres) and Lithuanian-record-breaker Alfredas Gysas (in 1938, he stayed in air for 26 hours and 30 minutes).

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Monument to Gintaras Paulionis
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Monument to Gintaras Paulionis

By the sea in Preila, nearby the central rescue station, a memorial monument depicting paddles has been built. It is dedicated to the traveller Gintaras Paulionis. A fierce gale and roaring waves of the Baltic Sea have prevented the tireless traveller to successfully finish his meaningful and patriotic journey.

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Monument to Ludvikas Rėza in Juodkrantė
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Monument to Ludvikas Rėza in Juodkrantė

Near Liudvikas Rėza Cultural Centre (L. Rėzos g. 8B, Juodkrantė), there is a monument to Liudvikas Rėza, the prominent figure of the Curonian Spit, the professor at University of Königsberg, the poet, folklore collector and publisher of Kristijonas Donelaitis' The Seasons and fables.

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Monument to Adalbert Bezzenberger

In Juodkrantė, a monument to the famous German archeologist, ethnographer, linguist, Baltic linguist and professor at University of Königsberg Adalbert Bezzenberger (1851 - 1922) erected near the guest house Kuršių Kiemas (Miško g. 11, Juodkrantė).

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Sound Catcher
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Sound Catcher

An impressive megaphone-like sound trap has been installed in the Dendrological Trail in Juodkrante. This wooden sound trap, three metres high and the same length, has a narrow and a wide opening.

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Sculpture "Woman Holding Cross"
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Sculpture "Woman Holding Cross"

The wooden sculpture was erected in the old cemetery of Pervalka to mark a place of eternal rest. With its shape, the sculpture reflects a protest against widespread depiction of witches and devils.

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