 Part of the annual international Vilnius Marathon course runs along the Žirmūnai bank of the River Neris.The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports ("Koncertų ir sporto rūmai"), built in 1971 in the southernmost part of Žirmūnai in the middle of the former cemetery, is an example of Soviet Constructivism and Brutalist architecture, remarkable for its vessel-like exterior.The Palace, once one of the architectonic icons of Soviet Vilnius, was, until the 1990s, a major venue for sporting events, especially local and international basketball matches, as well as concerts and shows.