Lukiškės Prison

For 115 years, Lukiškės Prison was guarded by high walls and barbed wire, but today the place is open to the public. Until a few years ago, it was a fully operational prison, but after it ceased to function as a prison, it opened its doors to the public and artists. The prison, located in the heart of Vilnius city centre, was a modern complex compared to the monasteries that typically served as detention facilities in Vilnius from the 19th century. It was the only prison that allowed Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Jewish places of worship. Criminals, political prisoners and exiles served their sentences from 1904 to 2019.