Officers club Ramovė

Address: Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., A. Mickevičiaus g. 19

G. Bagdonavičius sketch for President's room furniture. From Lithuanian central state archive

Competition entry for President's room. From Lithuanian central state archive

Ist floor plan. From Lithuanian central state archive

Competition entry by August Volberg. From Vilnius county archives

Concept project. From Lithuanian central state archive

Sculpture "Epic heroes" by Bronius Pundzius. 2008, V. Petrulis photo

Main doors. 2008, V. Petrulis photo

Stairs to balcony. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Fragment of ceiling. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Fragment of ceiling. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Main hall. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Wall lamps. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

View from balcony. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Stained-glass. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Hall's window handle. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Orangery. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Fragment of orangery. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Vytautas room in soviet period. Archive of KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction

Furniture in Vytautas room. 2013, V. Petrulis photo.

Chair in Vytautas room. 2013, V. Petrulis photo.

Fragment of wall in Vytautas room. 2013, V. Petrulis photo.

Floor in Vytautas hall. 2013, V. Petrulis photo.

Room of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo.

Room of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. 2013, V. Petrulis photo.

Room of the President of Lithuania. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Room of the President of Lithuania. Archive of KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction

Room of the President of Lithuania. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Wall lamp. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Lamp. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Fragment of doors. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Small hall. Archive of KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction

Small hall. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Doors of Small hall. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Metalworks. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

2nd. floor. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Corridor. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Staircase. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Fragment of staircase. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Doors. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Fragment of staircase. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Furniture. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Mirror. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Lapm. 2013, V. Petrulis photo

Main facade. 2013, P. T. Laurinaitis photo

Competition entry by August Volberg. From Vilnius county archives

Lithuanian Armed Forces officers club „Ramovė“ ranks among the grandest and most luxury structures built during the interwar period in Kaunas. Located right next to the busiest traffic artery – Laisvės alėja – the imposing design is penetrated by nationalistic symbolism and decorative folk motifs. Particularly impressive are the interior decorations of the Presidential Chamber and of Vytautas the Great compartment. Not only are they decorated with traditional building materials, such as oak, but they also house a unique set of hand-crafted furniture. Although the stylistic eclecticism of the Presidential Chamber furnishing received some criticism from the contemporary commentators, these designs nowadays stand out as particularly original examples of Lithuanian furniture. Worth noting also are the technological innovations incorporated in the building; a whole structure is equipped with the most progressive ventilation, lighting and communication systems manufactured by such high-profile companies as AEG and Philips.

Kristina Rimkutė

Architects:

Stasys Kudokas

Elmar Lohk

Herbert Johanson

Vladimiras Dubeneckis

Jonas Kriščiukaitis

Mykolas Songaila

Jonas Kova-Kovalskis

Kazimieras Kriščiukaitis

Owners:

Lietuvos kariuomenė