The curved shape of the building introduced architectural diversity and modernity to the New Town of the temporary capital. Although there was another project prepared in 1929, which was entirely historical in its architecture, the final result turned out to be closer to modernism. The Palace for Firefighters had a quite large team of prominent people working on its architecture and construction: the draft for the palace was drawn up by engineer E. Frykas and designer P. Markūnas, and built by contractors – brothers D. and G. Ilgovskiai. Technical maintenance was carried out by architect J. Peras and engineer A. Jokimas. It was decided to build the palace on the corner of Krantas and Nemunas Streets, replacing the former Kaunas market called Pieno or Naujoji market.
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