Sundial 859
- Dial City: Providence
- Dial State/Province: Rhode Island
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 49.350' N
- Dial Nr: 859
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 71° 24.850' W
- Dial Owner: City of Providence
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1994
- Location:
- Waterplace Park, 1 Finance Way, Providence, RI. The dial is located on the south side of a short tower at the top of the 3-story building complex at the edge of Waterplace Park. It is just below the clock on the tower.
- Description:
- This is a traditional vertical dial approximately 4 x 6 feet. The dial is surrounded by a row of square pink concrete brick. The dial backdrop itself is concrete with decorative dark block squares in each corner. The dial consists of a simple metal frame with hour lines that radiate from a small top central circle, all well proportioned. Hours of 7, 9, 12, 3, and 5 are marked with Arabic numbers, keeping the dial face simple. No solstice or equinox lines, but there is an artistic circular arc surrounding the central circle. Unfortunately the rod gnomon is completely missing.
Last Update:
2017-04-11 21:40