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plan by the architect and developer, caused a confrontation with various heritage protection agencies. However, the project was approved by the municipality of Vilnius and was implemented according to the new plan. Construction started in late 2002, and was fully completed by April 2004. The tower is part of the Europa Square Complex, located in the New City Center, and is on the right bank of
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The first announcements concerning the building appeared on the Internet in 2002, when some computer-generated renderings were published on an architectural website. The initial design had thirty floors which were later updated, when three additional floors were added. This change in the original
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caused some controversy among some of the public and some watchdog groups because of its interference with the historic skyline of the
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Vilnius
Lithuania
Konstitucijos Avenue
Coordinates
54°41′46″N 25°16′41″E / 54.696°N 25.278°E / 54.696; 25.278
Lithuanian
high-rise
Vilnius CBD
building
Baltic states
Konstitucijos Avenue
Šnipiškės
Lithuania
Vilnius
European Union
building
Vilnius' Old Town
River Neris
Alain Robert
Spider-Man
stripe
During a rainy day
Europa Tower behind municipality building
New City center
Main entrance
Vilnius downtown with Europa Tower in the middle
Vilnius Central Business District
List of tallest buildings in Lithuania
List of tallest buildings in the Baltic states

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