Thank you Fred for alerting us all to this excellent idea. I for one would very much applaud the idea of a moving shadow memorial for those so tragically lost in NY during 9/11. However, as with so many matters connected with dialling we should not be surprised to know that there are precedents! I don’t know whether those on this list will recall but all of the Channel Islands (they are part of the British Isles, not part of the UK or of the EU but have the Queen as their monarch) experienced terrible privations in WW2 after their independence had to be sacrificed when they could no longer be defended by Britain. To mark fifty years after the Islands were liberated, a monument was commissioned in Guernsey and BSS Member – and Guernsey resident - David Le Conte designed it. It delivers a shadow that on May the 9th each year (Liberation day for Guernsey) moves across plaques at particular times recording the events of that wonderful day. At the very end of the seating the words "Thanks be to God" are inscribed both in English and in Guernsey-French. The accuracy of the shadow is startling.
So far, I have never been able to be there on May the 9th (that being a family birthday!) but I do hope I can one day. Even today after nearly 70 years there are still poignant memories held by many British people of the way in which we had to abandon the Channel Islands to their fate, and in memories held by those many Island families who suffered greatly for several years and of course in the united joy that came with the eventual liberation. For those who might wish to learn more, there is more about the Guernsey Liberation Monument at: http://www.astronomy.org.gg/liberation.htm Regards Patrick From: Fred Sawyer Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:46 PM To: Sundial List Subject: 9/11 'sundial' memorial Maryland is planning a 9/11 memorial using the shadow of a building to indicate the times of the various events of the tragedy. See http://www.maryland911memorial.org/about-the-memorial/memorial-design Fred Sawyer --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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