
One of the oldest streets in the Old Town of Vilnius; mentioned in written sources since 1576. In the 15th-16th centuries, it was one of the most beautiful and main streets of the city with stone two- and three-story houses. Since the time of Gediminas, merchants and artisans from the Hanseatic cities settled in this part of the city. From ancient times until World War II, the street was the commercial center of the city. Large stores usually occupied the lower floors of houses facing the street, and small shops were located in gateways and courtyards. As early as the 16th century, the first wooden water pipes appeared in the houses on Nemetskaja Street. The Vilnius Mint was located here. On the left western side of the street, there are ancient buildings that were restored after the war and later renovated. At the beginning of the street and on the right side, on the site of burnt and destroyed houses, a large square with a park was first arranged, then on the site of two buildings destroyed during the war at the intersection with Rudninku Street, the Palace of Art Exhibitions was built in 1965-1967 according to the design of Vytautas Čekanauskas. On the right eastern side, after World War II, on the site of the ruins, a four-story solitaire residential building of eclectic pseudo-classical forms was erected along almost the entire length of the street with shops, a post office and other establishments on the lower floors (architect Viktors Anikina). Currently, the lower floors house a poster salon, reproductions, frames, cafes, computer equipment stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, a mobile phone salon, a post office, and a bank branch.