Gediminas Varvuolis, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States of America, visited many businesses and organization during his visit to Cleveland. He visited the Lithuanian Cultural Garden which was established 90 years ago in 1936.
Visiting the Lithuanian Cultural Garden
Honorary Consul Ingrida Bublys (and he daughter) showing the Garden
Ingrida Bublys and Ambassador Varvuolis at bust of Lithuanian poet and leader Maironis
At the bust of Jonas Basanavicius called the 'Patriarch of the Nation'
With the name of "Gediminas" the Ambassador had to pose in front of the Pillars of Gediminas in the Lithuanian Cultural Garden. Gediminas is traditionally considered to have been the founder of Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania.
Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis at Pillars of Gediminas
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