Re: Sundial Cupolas

[Thierry van Steenberghe]

John Carmichael wrote: Hello All:  [...] Have any of you ever seen a cupola or "clock tower" with sundials instead of clocks?   I remember that St Margaret church, near Westminster, London (UK) has a square tower with a round blue sundial on each of the four faces, yes, including north. (I can't remember whether this is instead or in addition to mechanical clock faces: does it matter?) Now, I was wondering: is "cupola" the right term for this thing? In French you call it "une lanterne", while "une coupole" is a dome; of course, English is not my mother language, is there any architectural terminology buff out there to, well, enlight me (éclairer ma lanterne)? Cheers, Thierry -- __________________________________ Thierry van Steenberghe 50.5N 4.3E __________________________________ -