{"id":10972,"date":"2026-08-26T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/?post_type=ka_pamatyti&#038;p=10972"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:20:12","slug":"iskiliu-klaipedieciu-pedos-miesto-atmintyje-antroji-peda","status":"publish","type":"ka_pamatyti","link":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/what-to-see\/iskiliu-klaipedieciu-pedos-miesto-atmintyje-antroji-peda\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cFootprints\u201d of Prominent Klaip\u0117da Citizens in the City\u2019s Memory \u2013 the Second Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial plaques featuring symbolic footprints are embedded in the paving of Klaip\u0117da Old Town \u2013 quiet signs of respect that preserve the stories of prominent city residents.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The first footprint appeared in 1998 near the former headquarters of the S\u0105j\u016bdis movement (Ve\u017e\u0117j\u0173 St. 4). It is dedicated to Rimantas Ulevi\u010dius, a history teacher, one of the initiators of S\u0105j\u016bdis in Klaip\u0117da and a former deputy mayor, who died tragically. The idea of creating such memorials was proposed by artist Vytautas Kar\u010diauskas, while a support foundation was established by R. Ulevi\u010dius\u2019s father, folk artist Vytautas Ulevi\u010dius.   <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The second footprint is located near Klaip\u0117da Theatre Square, at the beginning of Turgaus Street. It is dedicated to architect Vytautas \u0160liogeris, whose final project was the reconstruction of this very street. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The third footprint, near the city municipality building on Liep\u0173 Street, honours Alfonsas \u017dalys \u2013 founder of the Lithuanian Sea Museum, signatory of the Act of Independence, honorary citizen of Klaip\u0117da and recipient of the Order of Gediminas.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>These people left a lasting mark on the development and spirit of the city, and their ideas and work continue to inspire the people of Klaip\u0117da every day.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors of the plaques:<\/strong> Vytautas Kar\u010diauskas, Gintas Stasiulis, Klaudijus P\u016bdymas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial plaques featuring symbolic footprints are embedded in the paving of Klaip\u0117da Old Town \u2013 quiet signs of respect that preserve the stories of prominent city residents. The first footprint appeared in 1998 near the former headquarters of the S\u0105j\u016bdis movement (Ve\u017e\u0117j\u0173 St. 4). It is dedicated to Rimantas Ulevi\u010dius, a history teacher, one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13050,"template":"","lankytinu_lokacijos":[],"lankytinu_tipai":[696],"class_list":["post-10972","ka_pamatyti","type-ka_pamatyti","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lankytinu_tipai-footprints-of-prominent-klaipeda-citizens"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ka_pamatyti\/10972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ka_pamatyti"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ka_pamatyti"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lankytinu_lokacijos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lankytinu_lokacijos?post=10972"},{"taxonomy":"lankytinu_tipai","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedon.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lankytinu_tipai?post=10972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}