Difference between revisions of "The Sundial"

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*[http://www.morningside-heights.net/sundial.htm Morningside-Heights.net Photos of the Sundial]
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*[http://www.morningside-heights.net/sundial.htm Morningside-Heights.net photos of the Sundial]
 
*[https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/history.php History of the Sundial]
 
*[https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/history.php History of the Sundial]
 
*[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/10/18/News/Where.Is.The.Sundial-2374116.shtml Where is the Sundial - The Spectator 10-18-06]
 
*[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/10/18/News/Where.Is.The.Sundial-2374116.shtml Where is the Sundial - The Spectator 10-18-06]

Revision as of 23:02, 24 April 2007

The Sundial before the sphere cracked and was removed in 1946.

The Sundial is a fixture of campus geography, located at the center of College Walk at the opposite end of Butler Plaza from Butler Library. The sundial is a campus landmark and a popular site for readings, speeches, advocacy, and meeting up.

Though only the base remains today, originally a giant granite sphere sat on the base and indicated the date of the year by the shadow it cast on the base. The sphere developed a crack in 1946 and was removed. It eventually disappeared from storage and recently turned up in Michigan. Efforts to return it to campus have failed.

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