Hundertwasser's Sundial, St Barbara Church - Bärnbach, Austria
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N 47° 04.210 E 015° 07.539
33T E 509540 N 5212968
Beautiful vertical sundial at the front wall of Sankt Barbara's Church in Bärnbach, which was renovated and redesigned in 1987-1989 according to a design of a famous Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Waymark Code: WM14J9Y
Location: Steiermark, Austria
Date Posted: 07/15/2021
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The vertical wall-mounted sundial can be found on a front wall of a bell tower of Sankta (Saint) Barbara Church in Bärnbach, a small city of the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. The sundial is located at the south side of the church tower.
It consist of a simple steel gnome and in a semi-circle spreaded Latin numerals made of black ceramics pieces. It can measure time from from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The church of Saint Barbara (patron of miners) was built in 1948 and was renovated and redesigned by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1987. On the initiative of Father Friedrich Zeck, Hundertwasser accepted the job of redesigning the church in Bärnbach.
He designed twelve gates representing all the larger religions in the world. The design and co-operation with the architect Manfred Fuchsbichler created a well-visitied landmark in the midst of an industrial area. For the design of the interior, artists from the region were used, among them Franz Weiß (one of the windows below), Rudolf Pointner, Kurt Zisler, Erwin Talker, Gustav Troger, Otto Brunner, Egon Maurer, and Zvonka Pozun. Hundertwasser only designed the aureole (rays of light) behind the altar, the floor of the presbyterium and the spiral window behind the baptismal font.
Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate
Related Web Site: Not listed
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