Our People - Time and Place - Invercargill, New Zealand
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
S 46° 24.648 E 168° 20.960
59G E 296280 N 4856893
Sculpture of umbrella which also functions as a sundial was placed in honor of the millennium in Invercargill, New Zealand
Waymark Code: WMG6FF
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/19/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Windsocker
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Large stainless steel sculpture of an umbrella by sculptor Russell J. Beck. The umbrella is precisely placed that it acts as a sundial with marks on the bricks below indicating the time. Below the sculpture of thousands of dedicated brick pavers. The sculpture was unveiled for the summer solstice in 2000 as part of a millenium project to enhance the downtown area of Invercargill.
Can you tell us who created the item: Sculptor Russell J. Beck for City of Invercargill

Condition of the item: Great

So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Stayed home

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