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7. THE BICYCLE MUSEUM
The only museum dedicated to the history of bicy-
cles in Lithuania was founded in 1980 at the Šiauliai
bicycle and engine factory “Vairas”. One of the oldest
exhibits of the museum is the children’s tricycle with
red velvet-sheathed wooden saddle, forged from iron
in 1905. Another attractive exhibit is the wooden pro-
totype of the bicycle – “celerifere” or “the running
machine”, which in 1792 was ridden by count Mede
de Sivrac in Paris, pushing his feet against the ground.
Vilniaus St. 139, Šiauliai
55.928397, 23.319802
+370 41 524 395
ausrosmuziejus.lt

8. SCULPTURE “THE IRON FOX”
It is recorded in Lithuania’s Book of Records that it is
the largest animal sculpture: its weight is nearly 7 tons,
length is about 15 meters, and height is 6,6 meters.
The steel heart of the Iron Fox (1,20 meters high and
0,90 meters wide) contains a capsule with words
engraved on the copper plate for future generations.
This is the work of art designed by the designer of
Šiauliai Vilius Puronas to commemorate the millen-
nium of the first mention of the name of Lithuania.
The coast of Lake Talkša
55.931092, 23.328995

DID YOU KNOW?
The 6,6-meter high Iron Fox is the largest animal
sculpture in Lithuania.

9. THE MONUMENT TO THE LITHUANIAN CURRENCY – “THE CENTS ROOM”
The Cents Room appeared as a monument to
Lithuanian currency, when it was decided to introduce
the Euro in Lithuania. People from all over Lithuania
came to stick cents, while those who did not have
this possibility, sent cents by post. This way, coins
donated by people laid flat on the ceiling and walls
of one room in the library of Šiauliai University. There
is also a symbolic throne, over which a huge one-
Litas coin and a map of Lithuania are hung. The Cents
Room was made from 157 130 coins.
Vytauto St. 84, Šiauliai
55.928746, 23.313547
+370 41 595 706
biblioteka.su.lt/lt/centu-kambarys-3/

DID YOU KNOW?
“The Cents Room” in Šiauliai is like a monument to the Lithuanian
currency (Litas). The room was equipped using 157 130 coins.