Verkiai Manor Estate was established in a beautiful corner of nature in the outskirts of Vilnius City. The estate borders the Neris River and the forested districts of Jeruzalė, Naujieji Verkiai and Verkiai Forest. The Verkiai Manor Estate consists of a number of well-preserved buildings and remnants of fine architecture stored at the Verkiai Architectural Reserve. The Verkiai Manor Park was constructed on the Neris River upper terrace and slopes of its right bank at the end of the 18th century. At first, the park was geometrical but was later (19th century) redesigned into a landscape garden. The Verkiai Manor Park is second only to the Palanga Park. It was one of the most beautiful works of the famous French landscaper Édouard François André. Sadly, the Verkiai Park has lost its beauty and glory. The majority of the rare exotic or local plants and trees died of old age or were cut down during the wars, especially the First World War. Several plants from foreign lands granting the Verkiai Park its singular features have remained: many species of linden, some of the oldest larches in Lithuania, eastern white pine, a large northern white-cedar, sycamore maple, green ash, Berlin poplar, butternut, etc. The predominant trees of the park include local Scots pines, littleleaf lindens, Norway maples, many oaks, European white elms, Scots elms and firs and ashes, the latter two of which grow on the terraced slopes and the banks of the Verknė Creek. The observation deck provides marvelous vistas of the Neris River, the Trinapolis Church and large forests. An altar has been built in the place of Lizdeika Shrine and is a favorite spot of those who still nurture and practice the old Baltic beliefs and customs.