A lot of ex-communist cities that were rebuilt after the war can probably pull this off, compared to preserved Western European cities, as the streets and sidewalks are generally huge. The Soviets liked scale.
Warsaw and (East) Berlin, for example, have some really wide monumental streets. They tend to be great in the summer (lots of wind flow) but awful in the winter (for precisely the same reason.)
Sure, and Warsaw Old Town is also quite narrow. But the rest of the city is commie wide street style. I’m not sure what Vilnius is like but I imagine it’s fairly similar.
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A lot of ex-communist cities that were rebuilt after the war can probably pull this off, compared to preserved Western European cities, as the streets and sidewalks are generally huge. The Soviets liked scale.
Warsaw and (East) Berlin, for example, have some really wide monumental streets. They tend to be great in the summer (lots of wind flow) but awful in the winter (for precisely the same reason.)
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That's not the case for old town Vilnius, at all! Streets are fairly narrow and only a few open spaces are available.
Sure, and Warsaw Old Town is also quite narrow. But the rest of the city is commie wide street style. I’m not sure what Vilnius is like but I imagine it’s fairly similar.