▁days ▁to ▁cross ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁and ▁Julian ▁cal end ars ). ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁Mar ij amp ol ė ▁U ye zd . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁independent ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁and ▁Aleks ot as ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁sub urb ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁after ▁Ka unas ▁became ▁the ▁temporary ▁capital ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁it ▁officially ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ka unas . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁many ▁houses , ▁sh ops , ▁saw m ills , ▁and ▁fl our ▁mill s ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Aleks ot as . ▁Its ▁commercial ▁and ▁industrial ▁facilities ▁included ▁gra in ▁storage ▁houses , ▁a ▁glass ▁factory , ▁an ▁Aleks ot as ▁F unic ular ▁Railway , ▁the ▁first ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁Nem unas , ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁S . ▁D arius ▁and ▁S . ▁Gir ė nas ▁air port . ▁The ▁ ▁Physics ▁and ▁Chem istry ▁Institute ▁of ▁V y ta ut as ▁Magn us ▁University ▁was ▁located ▁here ▁before ▁being ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁area ▁suffered ▁much ▁damage ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Ka unas ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁elder ate . ▁▁ ▁The ▁M . ▁K . ▁Č i url ion is ▁Bridge ▁and ▁V