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ŠIAULIAI SUN • SWEETS • SPECIFIC MUSEUMS 5 5

1. ŠIAULIAI BOULEVARD
In 1975, we were brave – the third in Europe and
the first in Lithuania who turned the central part of
Vilniaus Street into a boulevard. We decorated the
pedestrian boulevard with original sculptures of small
architecture, volumetric adverts, again pleasantly
cheering and surprising everyone and turning the
boulevard into a cosy and the most important Šiauliai
residents’ place of leisure, recreation, entertainment,
and trade.

2. ST APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
The monument of Renaissance architecture St
Peter and Paul’s Cathedral is the most striking
landmark of the city. The apex of the tower (its
height is 70 m) can be seen from a distance, ap-
proaching Šiauliai from any side.
On May 8, 1997, by the decision of Pope John
Paul II, Šiauliai diocese was founded. The church
became St Apostles Peter and Paul’s Cathedral.
One of the oldest sundials in Lithuania is con-
structed on the southern facade of the cathedral.
Aušros Ave. 3, Šiauliai
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siauliukatedra.lt
3. SUNDIAL SQUARE
The architectural ensemble consists of an am-
phitheatre-shaped square and an 18-meter-high
obelisk, crowned with a gilded sculpture of a
running archer. On a sunny day, the obelisk with
the archer’s figure turn into a gnomon [gnōmōn
from Greek is the arrow of the sundial]. The Sun’s
shadow moving along the dial face with metal
numbers infused into the square (12, 3 and 6)
shows the local time of the geographical latitude.
The numbers indicate the date of the Battle of the
Sun – 1236. This is when the name of Šiauliai was
mentioned for the first time.
Intersection of Ežero St. and
S. Šalkauskio St., Šiauliai
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