Rasos Cemetery
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The Complex of Vilnius Old Cemetery, popularly known as the Rasos Cemetery is the oldest and most famous cemetery in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is situated in the Ridge of Ribiškės, Rasos dist
Entrance to the cemetery.
Tomb of Jonas Basanavičius
Grave of Jozef Piłsudski's mother. The huge black tombstone is inscribed: "Matka i serce syna" ("Mother and the Son’s Heart") and bears evocative lines from a poem by Słowacki.
Tomb of Antoni Wiwulski in Rasos Cemetery
Jonas Basanavičius
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Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal ho
Rasos Cemetery
…Józef Bałzukiewicz (1867–1915), Polish painter Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927), Lithuanian physician, scientist, patriot, activist, editor of Lithuanian newspaper Aušra, signer of the Act of Independence of Lithuania…
Basanavičius in 1905
A memorial plaque in Prague on the house where Basanavičius lived
Jonas Basanavičius on 50 litas banknote, released in 2003
A statue in the Old Town of Vilnius, in front of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic