Signs of the Zodiac - Willoughby Park Armillary Sphere Sundial - Village of Friendship Heights, MD, USA
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The relief sculptures of signs of the zodiac are found on the Willoughby Park Armillary Sphere sundial located at the intersection of Friendship Boulevard and Willard Avenue in the Village of Friendship Heights which is within Chevy Chase, MD.
Waymark Code: WM15J88
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2022
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The Village of Friendship Heights was established in 1914 as a Special Tax District within Chevy Chase, MD. In 2002, local artist Steven Weitzman’s created this armillary sphere sundial in the newly formed Willoughby Park.
This large sundial is about 8' in diameter and features the signs of the zodiac along the outside of the ecliptic band. The gnomon cast it's shadow on the Roman numerals on the inside of the ecliptic band to tell the time of day. A flock of gulls flies over the north celestial pole, a metaphor for the concept that time flies.
The zodiac sculptures are in the following pairs:
Aries & Taurus
Gemini & Cancer
Leo & Virgo
Libra & Scorpio
Sagittarius & Capricorn
Aquarius & Pisces
Western / Eastern Zodiac: Western
Sign of Zodiac: Multi-Sign Waymark
Type: Relief
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