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Cadran solaire

Coordinates: 45°33′39″N 73°32′59″W / 45.56081°N 73.54974°W / 45.56081; -73.54974
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Cadran solaire
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ArtistHerman J. van der Heide
Year1967 (1967)
MediumSculpture
SubjectSundial
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°33′39″N 73°32′59″W / 45.56081°N 73.54974°W / 45.56081; -73.54974

The Cadran solaire ("Sun Dial") is an outdoor 1967 steel and aluminum sundial sculpture by Dutch artist Herman J. van der Heide, installed outside Montreal's Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, in Quebec, Canada. The sculpture was previously installed outside the Dow Planetarium, in Chaboillez Square, but was relocated in October 2013.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cadran solaire". Bureau d'Art Public – Ville de Montréal.
  2. ^ "The van der Heide sundial". Space for life.