Skapo street ( S. Skapo street , lit. S. Skapo gatvė , Polish. Skopówka ; Skopovka ) - one of the oldest streets in Vilnius ; in Soviet times it was named after the composer Juozas Tallat-Kelpši ( J. Tallat-Kelpšos lane , J. Tallat-Kelpšos skg. ); the characteristic picturesque street of the Old Town is narrow, winding, full of a play of color and architectural forms, light and shadow.
| S. Scapo | |
|---|---|
| lit. S. Skapo gatvė | |
 Scapo street | |
| general information | |
| A country |  Lithuania |
| Region | Vilnius district |
| City | Vilnius |
| Area | Sianyuniya (headman) Sianamestis |
| Historical district | Old city |
| Length | 170 m |
| Former names | Skopówka, Skopovka, J. Tallat-Kelpšos |
| Postcode | LT-01122 |
General characteristics
A winding line from west to east connects Daukantas Square (Palace Square in the 19th century , then Muravyov Square, Napoleon Square in the interwar years, Kutuzov Square after the Second World War ) and Piles Street . From Piles Street, Scapo leads out an arch connecting the houses at No. 9 ( Pilies g. 9 ) and 11 ( Pilies g. 11 ); approximately from the middle of the street, a view of the palace of Reus (Choiselle) opens. The name is explained by the name of the owner of the “session” - the land and buildings on it, to the royal secretary Stanislav Jacob Skop, who acquired it from the Franciscans at the beginning of the 16th century . [one]
The length of the street is about 170 m. The numbering of houses 1–9 starts from the side of Daukantas Square; there are even numbers on the left north side of the street, and odd numbers on the right. According to official information, it is the narrowest street in the city: the width in the narrowest place is 1.98 m [2] .
On the street are residential buildings, a tattoo parlor and some other establishments. Along the street on the left side lies the southern border of the ensemble of Vilnius University .
Lopatsinsky (Sulistrovsky) Palace
On the right side is the palace of Sulistrowski ( Skapo g. 4 ), also known as the Lopatsinsky palace. A stone building stood on this site already in 1545 . At the end of the XVIII century it was rebuilt in the style of classicism according to the project of Martin Knuckfus . The axis of symmetry is accented by ionic half-columns imitating the portico and a triangular pediment , the tympanum of which is decorated with a cartouche with a coat of arms . The corners of the palace are emphasized by rust . At the beginning of the 20th century , there was a music school in this building, in which Yasha Kheifets, violinist and child prodigy studied . In Soviet times, there was Vilnius Higher Music College named after Yu. Tallat-Kelpshi. Now the secretariat of the Conference of Bishops of Lithuania is located here.
On the street of Skapo, in a non-existent cafe in the tenth issue, the events of the plot of Max Fry 's story “Skapo g.” A full list of signs and wonders of Skapo Street ”from the second volume of“ Tales of Old Vilnius ” [3]
Notes
- ↑ A.A. Vinogradov. A guide to the city of Vilnius and its environs. With many drawings and the latest plan drawn up by the Highest Confirmed. In 2 parts. Second edition. Vilna: Printing house of the Headquarters of the Vilnius Military District, 1908.P. 13.
- ↑ The Narrowest Street
- ↑ Max Fry. Stiklлю Street (Stiklių g.). Carlson, who // Tales of old Vilnius. - St. Petersburg: Amphora, 2013 .-- V. 2. - S. 303—331. - 480 p. - 7000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-367-02470-8 .
Literature
- A. Papshis. Vilnius. Vilnius: Mintis, 1977.S. 41.
- Vladas Drėma. Dingęs Vilnius. Vilnius: Vaga, 1991. ISBN 5-415-00366-5 . P. 324. (lit.)
- Tomas Venclova. Wilno. Przewodnik. Wydanie czwarte. Vilnius: R. Paknio leidykla, 2006. ISBN 9986-830-47-8 . S. 110. (Polish)
Links
- S. Skapo g. (lit.) (inaccessible link) . The Baltic Inter-SAVE project in Vilnius (2001). Date of treatment January 22, 2014. Archived March 24, 2005.
- S. Skapo gatvė Vilniuje (lit.) . Vilniaus katalogas . Date of treatment January 22, 2014.