Sundials in Lithuania. Sundial in Šiauliai Sundial is built on the St. Petras and Povilas...

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Sundials in Lithuania

Sundial in Šiauliai

• Sundial is built on the St. Petras and Povilas church’s wall.

• Sundial was built in 1625.

St. Povilas and Petras church.

Sundial in Šiauliai

• It is the higest sundial in Lithuania.

“The golden boy”

Sundial in Kretinga

• It is the oldest sundial in Lithuania.

• Sundial was built in 1610.

• The main stake‘s shadow is on the hour-circle in the noon (about 12:43pm).

Sundial in Kretinga

Sundial in Švėkšna

• Sundial was made in Paris, France and then bruought to Lithuania.

• It was built in 1910–1912m.

Sundial in Nida

• Sundial was built in 1995.

Sundial in Kaunas

• This sundial is the biggest in Lithuania.

• It was built in 2006.

Sundial in Kaunas

• It is a human’s shadow sundial.

• Sundial was built in 2009.

Sundial in Kaunas