Aleksandr Boldyrev sundials
Sundials and cultural artifacts
Garden vertical sundial
Specifications.
Vertical sundials as a garden decoration are rare. Here there are two examples. Both are made of limestone and are equipped with a brass pin gnomon.
Related information.
Description.
One of them is a gift to the 50-year anniversary. In addition to time, the sundial registers the birthday of the owner. Once a year, the shadow cast by the gnomon goes along a specially designed anniversary line. Inscriptions and bas-reliefs express religious and aesthetic taste of the owner.
Another one is rather a garden decoration than an accurate measuring instrument. On the side faces of it, vines and grapes are cut off the stone. Nevertheless, it is equipped with the hour scale and is able to point the days of equinoxes and solstices.