Reloj de Sol - Iglesia Arciprestal de Santiago - Villena, Alicante, España
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N 38° 37.883 W 000° 51.833
30S E 685935 N 4278036
En la puerta principal de la iglesia, orientada al sur, hay un interesante cuadrante solar, tallado en la piedra.
Waymark Code: WM18NHM
Location: Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member GeoRams
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"Hermosa torre prismática de planta cuadrada rematada con un chapitel de ladrillo, los dos cuerpos de la torre están separados por una imposta y la coronación, amatacanada, se compone de un voladizo con ménsulas cuya directriz, no perpendicular al muro, se dirige al centro de la torre.

En la puerta principal de la iglesia, orientada al sur, hay un interesante cuadrante solar, tallado en la piedra, con la inscripción:

"BREVES DIES HOMINIS SVNT" y los números correspondientes a las horas, sin indicación de fecha, aunque por el tipo de letra podría ser de finales del siglo XVI.
Se complementa con otro ubicado en la fachada del actual ayuntamiento, orientado al oeste.
Existe una hermosa matraca, recubierta de chapa de cinc para su conservación y fechada, que tiene un curioso sistema de transmisión desde una manivela situada más abajo, mediante una cadena singular.
Hay una pequeña rueda de hierro forjado, con 12 campanas, de fabricación reciente, en la girola".

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"Beautiful prismatic tower with a square floor plan topped with a brick spire, the two bodies of the tower are separated by an impost and the crown, matacanada, consists of a cantilever with corbels whose directrix, not perpendicular to the wall, goes to the center of the tower.

On the main door of the church, facing south, there is an interesting sundial, carved into the stone, with the inscription:

"BREVES DIES HOMINIS SVNT" and the numbers corresponding to the hours, without indication of the date, although due to the font it could be from the end of the 16th century.
It is complemented by another located on the façade of the current town hall, facing west.
There is a beautiful ratchet, covered in zinc sheeting for its conservation and dated, which has a curious transmission system from a crank located below, by means of a singular chain.
There is a small wrought iron wheel, with 12 bells, of recent manufacture, in the ambulatory."

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Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate

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