Hi Mashallah, Every time a huge edifice goes up I ask myself the same question. For instance, the Millennium Dome in London is circular, with 12 masts, but I've never worked out how to tell the time with it. If only someone would build a skyscraper at the North Pole....
One building that, by design, has to incorporate the latitude is a heliostat. The Kitt Peak Observatory has a great one that John Carmichael suggested be used as a gnomon. See http://sundials.org/links/local/kittpeak/kittpeak.htm I'm not sure if that proposal resulted in a permanent dial. My daughter is moving to Singapore. Practically on the Equator, so I'm working on the use of existing buildings there. Or, perhaps, a building that inclined 1.3 degrees to the north. Would anyone notice such a small angle? Chris Lusby Taylor 51.4N 1.3W ----- Original Message ----- From: Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 6:56 AM Subject: Self-Motivated Contest for Building a Gargantuan-Sundial Monument Greetings All Fellow Dialists, I wonder if there is any architect dialist among dialist group associated with sundial@uni-koeln.de . We have all noticed most of the magnificent sundials around the world are somehow located in open areas or attached to buildings, monuments, etc. How about designing a monument which its whole building mass could serve as a gargantuan sundial? For example the Taj Mahal is a gargantuan Noon-Mark dial. For sure architects and dialist, hands in hands can design a monument serving as a sundial, while the monument itself could be utilized, for example as university building, a religion sanctuary, a public place, an international organization, etc. Could a self-motivated contest to be started among dialists and architects around the world for designing such a monument? However, I can't think of any budget for such a contest. Best regards, Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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