Lukiški Square - 19th century. the formed urban space in the center of Vilnius, bounded from the south by the current Gediminas avenue, from the east by Vasarios 16 and from the west by J. Tumos Vaižgant streets. During the LDK, the territory of the square was in the Vilnius suburb area. 18th century help built by St. Church of the Apostles Philip and James, monastery and hospital. in 1860 the territory was transformed into a large market place and began to be integrated into the city. 1920 a memorial stone dedicated to those killed here in 1863 was placed. in memory of the rebels. 1920 during the Polish occupation, the square was renamed after J. Pilsudski, and during the period of the Soviet occupation it became Soviet Square, later Lenin Square. in 1991 after the dismantling of the Lenin monument, there was a lot of discussion in the society about the purpose of this space, in 2007 the city municipality organized a creative workshop to search for the purpose of the square, and in 2008 a competition was organized for the creation of the symbol "Freedom" and the arrangement of the square space.