The city's oldest park, the City Garden, was established in 1868.In 1930, the park was named after Vytautas the Great. During the interwar period it was very popular among the townspeople, but during the Soviet era it became abandoned.
In 2012, after reconstruction, the park became even more attractive, but retaining its pre-war spirit, it beckons you to admire the authentic flower gardens of the Sūduva region, invites you to sit by the fountain or take a walk along the banks of the brook. Arminas and P. Kriaučiūnas streets with their accesses (Vytautas the Great Park), two parts of the park have been created with different functional character: representative and recreational.
The representative part includes memorials to Vytautas the Great (by J. Narusis) and the partisans of the Tauro District, as well as the chapel of the Kančiai in memory of the genocide. Decorative elements marking the locations of the former park gates have been erected. The function of the western part of the park is recreational, with a looser structure of paths and recreational facilities.
During the reconstruction, the park's dendrological fund was renewed, inferior trees were cut down, a part of the bed of the Jevonis stream was uncovered, a new fountain was installed, new paths were laid out, and lighting and a children's playground were created. The reconstruction has made the park much brighter, safer and more accessible to visitors.
