Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and was the country’s temporary capital for over two decades between the first and the second World Wars. It's well known for its impressive selection of characteristic inter-war modernist architecture in the Bauhaus style. Selected as European Capital of Culture for 2022, Kaunas also offers a wide variety of other cultural sites, including museums, art galleries, several universities, and an eclectic range of sophisticated street art and installations, including the famous pink elephant and the Courtyard Gallery. The city is located at the confluence of two rivers, its old and new parts connected by a pedestrian main street, Laisves Aleja, or Liberty Avenue, which is one of the longest walking streets in Europe and lined with shops, restaurants, caféscafés and hotels. Another essential feature of Kaunas is basketball, which can be enjoyed in the Zalgirio Arena, home to the successful BC Zalgiris, who play in the top-tier Europe basketball league. The team has massive support from the locals who are, apparently, Europe's biggest basketball fans.