142 km2 stained glass piece “Lithuania” by Vytautas Švarlys that decorates the Cultural Centre of Birštonas is one of the largest stained glasses in Lithuania. The stained glass “Gintarinė Lietuvos šviesa” (Amber Light of Lithuania), created in 1980, has been for a long time called “The Soviet Lithuania” because of the Soviet ideology prevalence, although the author claimed that there were no Soviet symbols and signs in it. After the restoration works of 2001, the title of the stained glass was shortened and now it bears the title “Lithuania”.

The stained glass depicts the history of Lithuania, from the Grand Duke of Lithuania Mindaugas, and Vytautas the Great to fights for the freedom of Lithuania, and achievements in art, culture and science. One big surface of the stained glass portrays a historic period with a variety of colours, each time capturing viewers’ attention with new lights and shades during festivals and other events.