Guess what time it is!?
Time is on all of our sides with this giant sundial gracing the lawns of the Bicentennial Gardens in Sydney Olympic Park.
This 8 meter long structure was designed by Lionel Glendenning with the mathematical help of John Harrison and sits on a foundation 30m wide. There's no reference as to when it was constructed other than being made in the early 80's and it being present when the park opened in 1988.
I loved how Australian it looked. Brick and steel beams slapped together to create something that while it worked was more practical than visually pleasing.
There wasn't enough sun when I visited to watch the sundial in action but there was a diagram on the other side of the brickwork instructing viewers how to calculate the time.
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