IFLA Europe Exhibition 'Re-considering Nature' project

IFLA Europe Exhibition 'Re-considering Nature' project

Traku Voké Manor Park - LKAS Lithuania

We present project submitted by LKAS Lithuania entitled 'Traku Voké Manor Park'!

Owned by Count Tiškevičiai until the end of the II World War, Traku Vokė is a manor, which can be found in the suburbs of Vilnius near the road to Trakai. The manor house together with its park are an essential part of the district’s identity and is now one of the most popular green spaces for the local community. According to historical documents, the park was as early as the big-XIX century. The park is considered a mixed park type. Space near the mansion is of a regular form. The familiar parterres merge with the landscape situated on the characteristic terrain, involving slopes that end up near the ponds. The park is rich in perspectives that differ in deep and emotion. The goal of the park project – is to restore the historic elements of the park using the results of historical, iconographic, dendrological and archeological research. To purify the essential cultural and dendrological qualities of the space, restore the original structure and create a place where the local community could gather.

Authors: SĮ Vilniaus planas, Chief Landscape Architect Jurga Silvija Večerskytė

Photo Credit: SĮ Vilniaus planas, Chief Landscape Architect Jurga Silvija Večerskytė