Monument to King Mindaugas
The monument to King Mindaugas — Lithuania's first and only crowned king and the founder of the Lithuanian state — stands in a pleasant park beside the National Museum, a short walk from Cathedral Square.
- ✓Honours King Mindaugas, the only crowned king in Lithuanian history
- ✓A prime photo spot with Gediminas Tower in the background
- ✓Set in a pleasant park beside the National Museum of Lithuania
- ✓Benches and greenery make it a relaxing pause between Old Town sights
- ✓The base's unintended use as a children's slide gives it a lively, family feel
What you're visiting
This monument honours King Mindaugas, the first Grand Duke and only crowned King of Lithuania, widely regarded as the founder of the Lithuanian state. His coronation on 6 July 1253 is commemorated today as the national Statehood Day (King Mindaugas' Day), a public holiday across Lithuania. The seated bronze figure was unveiled in front of the National Museum of Lithuania in 2003, marking the 750th anniversary of that coronation.
It's a quick stop rather than a ticketed attraction — a key city landmark set in a pleasant park, with benches and greenery for a relaxing break. A charming, unintended detail: the polished slope at the monument's base has become a popular slide for children, which adds a surprisingly lively atmosphere to an otherwise solemn historical site.
- Location: Arsenalo g., 01143 Vilnius, beside the National Museum of Lithuania
- Type: public monument / sculpture (King Mindaugas, unveiled 2003)
- Free to visit at any time; benches and park setting
Visiting and nearby
Photographers love the spot for its sightline: stand right and you can frame the king with Gediminas Tower rising behind him on Castle Hill. It's a natural pairing with Cathedral Square and the castle, all within a couple of minutes' walk, so it slots neatly into any Old Town circuit.
From here it's a short stroll to the Palace of the Grand Dukes and the riverside, and the monument to Grand Duke Gediminas on Cathedral Square makes a fitting companion piece in the city's founding story.
The grand square a couple of minutes away.
Monument to Grand Duke GediminasA companion piece in the city's founding story.
Landmarks & architectureMore of the city's monuments and historic sights.
Senamiestis (Old Town)The neighbourhood around the monument.
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