Source: CCTV.com
03-01-2009 09:10
Each year, thousands of visitors enjoy the stunning ice festival in Harbin in northern China. Now, people in Europe can see something similar closer to home. For the past week the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has presented a frozen town in the main square depicting seven of the city's most beautiful buildings. The town is made entirely of ice and is part of the celebrations marking the city's year as an European cultural capital.
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| The town is made entirely of ice and is part of the celebrations marking the city's year as an European cultural capital. |
There's usually no shortage of ice during the winter in Vilnius.
But over the past week an extra 200 tons have been brought into the Lithuanian capital.
Huge blocks weighing up to 50 kilos have been stacked on the City Square to make way for the latest celebration in Vilnius' year as European Capital of Culture.
The sound of chainsaws resounded throughout the city center as seven sculptors built what is being called "Ice Baroque" ice replicas of seven famous Baroque buildings in the ancient capital.
