Jonas Virakas

Jonas Virakas (5 September 1905 – 30 April 1988) was born in the town of Seredžius in the Kaunas district.

Starting in 1949, the architect worked at the Kaunas Fine Art Workshop for more than thirty years.

Virakas created a number interiors for drugstores, civil registry offices, halls, and bookstores.

The interiors created by this artist are remarkable for their simplicity, logical and constructive distribution of space, and use of decorative elements.

Jonas Virakas died in Kaunas on April 30, 1988, and is buried in the Karmėlava Cemetery.

Virakas created a contest winning project of the Rainiai Chapel, dedicated to the Rainiai massacre victims