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Analemmatic Sundial, BC 150 Legacy Project, BC Capital Commission, BC Government House sundial, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, human sundial, Ogden Point Breakwater, public art, Victoria tourism
photo by SVSeekins
Sundials are pretty in a garden & all, but do they actually work? How accurate are they? And honestly – what’s the point?
photo by Barbara Hansen
The other day I happened across an interactive sundial.
photo by SVSeekins
It’s huge – - spanning a wide intersection of pathways at the Ogden Point Breakwater. The interaction happens when a person stands in one particular spot on the giant clock. From that spot a shadow is cast across the clock. The numbers around the edge identify the time.
photo by SVSeekins
Yup, it works! And go figure – throughout the year it keeps time varying 15 minutes at the most.
Now I can time my walks along the breakwater, start to finish, without looking at my watch.
It’s fun & functional public art. 
(Kudos go out to the BC Capital Commission, the Victoria Harbour Authority, and artist Andrei Golovkine for getting this BC 150 Legacy Project done.)
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© copyright 2013 SVSeekins
Love this! Thanks for sharing.
Is it SV O’clock already? I have to go!
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