Signs of Zodiac - Palermo Cathedral - Palermo, Italy
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N 38° 06.841 E 013° 21.355
33S E 355872 N 4219742
A meridian line inside the Palermo Cathedral uses the signs of the zodiac to mark the seasonal changes in the passage of the sun. The Cathedral is located on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo.
Waymark Code: WMV6XY
Location: Sicilia, Italy
Date Posted: 03/06/2017
Views: 3
A bronze line on the floor near the front of the Palermo Cathedral is oriented precisely north-south. At solar noon light from the sun passes through this meridian line. At different times of the year the passage occurs at different point of the line which are marked by tile images of the the appropriate pair of zodiac symbols. The ends of the line mark the positions at the summer and winter solstices.
Western / Eastern Zodiac: Western
Sign of Zodiac: Multi-Sign Waymark
Type: Painting
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