There's a relatively small one in the observatory tower in the old Klementinum University in Prague. It uses a tensioned wire, rather than a line in the floor. The wire is protected from being tripped-over by a row of wooden boxes. I'd say its height is about 5 metres.
Chris Lusby Taylor 51.4N 1.3W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anselmo Pérez Serrada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: On Meridian dials > Dear dialists, > > As you all know, a Meridian Dial is a sundial with only one hour line: > that of noon, > which coincides with the meridian or N-S line if we measure local time. > In Europe you can find them in some temples, the most outstanding ones > being these: > > Date Height Temple City > ================================= > 1437 50 m Holy Sophie Istanbul > 1468 90 m S. Maria del Fiore Firenze > 1653 27 m S. Petronio Bologna > 1743 26 m S. Sulpice Paris > 1786 24 m Duomo Milano > > By 'Height' I mean the height of the (pinhole) nodus from the ground in > meters. > > Now my question is: does anybody know about some other remarkable > meridian lines, > maybe in other continents, maybe modern ones, or showing mean time, etc...? > > Best regards, > > Anselmo > > > - > -
