Description of the attraction
The sundial appeared in Kronstadt in 2005. They not only decorate the city, but also have practical value. They can be used to determine the local solar time.
The sundial is located on a cone-shaped hill south of the Water Tower. Four staircases lead up to the hill from four cardinal points. As on the city's coat of arms, a granite crown with teeth reminiscent of a fortress wall is located on the flat top of the hill. This similarity makes one recall the inaccessibility of the forts located on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, which are the pride and glory of the city of Kronstadt.
Another symbol of the glory and greatness of the Russian fleet is the ancient large admiralty anchor, which was made by Russian craftsmen at the beginning of the 18th century. The anchor organically fits into the “crown” that frames the sundial's disk. The shade of the armature stem is the hand indicating the time on the dial of the Sundial with Roman numerals. In no other place in the world is such an anchor used.
The teeth of the "crown" located in the same plane with the large dial represent a small sundial. With their help, you can easily determine what time it is in astronomical time in any time zone of the Earth (for this, the names of the main cities are written on each disk). After all, it was from Kronstadt that the ships were poisoned on long journeys. Kronstadt was glorified by the names. F. Kruzenshtern, Yu. F. Lisyanskogor, P. K. Pakhtusova, F. F. Bellingshausen, F. P. Litke, S. O. Makarova, M. P. Lazarev and many other navigators.
To obtain the average mechanical time, it is necessary to make a correction for winter, summer time and correct the solar time equations on the dial. So you can determine the time at the same time in twenty-five time zones. The meridian is visible in the middle of the northern path. In its plane there is a stock and an anchor spindle.
The author of the Sundial in Kronstadt is Viktor Kakhi
Description added:
Victor 2014-28-09
To be precise and not to change the idea of the author of the watch, then their correct name is "World Clock", as it is indicated on the author's plate and in the registers. And the fact that they are sunny and the fool understands. In your opinion, it was enough to write only the Emperor on the monument to Peter 1? and which is not important?
