Cloister Sundials South, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Posted by: arby101ca
N 42° 52.817 W 008° 32.689
29T E 537173 N 4747621
In the cloister of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela are three vertical sundials. This one faces south.
Waymark Code: WMGZ31
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 04/26/2013
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The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is the final destination of the Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James, an ancient pilgrimage route across Europe. In the cathedral crypt are the relics, the bones of St James.
In the cloister are three vertical sundials mounted on the terrace above the arches. Gain entrance to the cloister through the cathedral museum. The south facing sundial on the north terrace. Hourlines and declination lines are engraved in the stone face. Also engraved are the words "POLIARCTICI' and "ANNODI", indicating the polar gnomon.
The design is symmetrical for a sundial facing due south. In fact the wall is oriented about 8° east of south. This small error is not corrected on any of the old sundials in the cloister, created in 1601.
Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate
Related Web Site: Not listed
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