Villa „Mahorta“

The wooden Villa Mahorta was built on Birutės Alley in 1899–1900. The most striking feature of the villa is its two-story octagonal tower. The building, which belonged to Countess Sofija Tiškevičienė until World War I, was later purchased by V. Kudirka.
During the interwar period, the Mahorta villa housed a restaurant, which became a popular resort entertainment and leisure venue. An orchestra played in the restaurant, and concerts and dances were held in the evenings. After World War II, the villa was nationalized. Under a long-term agreement, in 1948 the villa was leased to Vilnius University employees for recreation. In 1949, the villa was renovated, and in 1973 its interior was reconstructed. In 1997, the building was included in the Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Lithuania.