I found Larry Kirkland's website that shows his glass & steel needle in the atrium at the Keck Center at the National Academies of Science in Washington DC. (he also designed the beautiful lobby).
Go here: http://www.larrykirkland.com/lk1.html Move your cursor over the photos on the Home page until the "National Academy of Science Research Council/Washington DC" text appears at the bottom of the page, then click on photo and go to #7, second block. Here you can see many more photos of the atrium showing the needle, the walls, and the ground. There are photos that show the shadow and the projected colored light from the needle on the walls and the floor. It looks like the floor is the cafeteria and is covered with tables and chairs. I don't see any traditional sundial markings anywhere in these photos. I am writing to Mr. Kirkland for more info, John From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Carmichael Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:21 PM To: Sundial List Subject: Is this thing a sundial? Hi Dialsts: I was looking for new sundials photos and came across this glass "thing" at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/avelino_maestas/2448169052/ The photo caption says that it is a sundial located "in the atrium in the National Acaedmies building". But that's all it says. If it is really a sundial, it sure doesn't look like any type of sundial I have ever seen. There is no sundial face, shadow, or projected light beam visible in the photo. All I can think of is that the point at the end of the truss-like structure might be a nodus that is casting a shadow on a wall or on the ground somewhere beneath it and out of view in this photo. Do any of you know anything about it? Is it really a sundial? In what city and country i it located? Who made it? Thx John John L. Carmichael Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson AZ 85718-4716 USA Tel: 520-6961709 Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] My Websites: (business) Sundial Sculptures: http://www.sundialsculptures.com <http://www.sundialsculptures.com/> (educational) Chinook Trail Sundial: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/COSprings/ (educational) Earth & Sky Equatorial Sundial: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Earth-Sky_Dial/ (educational) My Painted Wall Sundial: http://www.advanceassociates.com/WallDial (educational) Painted Wall Sundials: http://advanceassociates.com/WallDial/PWS_Home.html (educational) Stained Glass Sundials: http://www.stainedglasssundials.com <http://www.stainedglasssundials.com/> (educational) Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Turrets: http://StainedGlassSundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html
--------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
