Cadran solaire
Cadran solaire ("Sun Dial") is an outdoor 1967 steel and aluminum sundial sculpture by Dutch artist Herman J. van der Heide, installed outside Montreal's Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, in Quebec, Canada. The sculpture was previously installed outside the Dow Planetarium, in Chaboillez Square, but was relocated in October 2013.
Cadran solaire
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- 1967
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- Canada
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- steel · aluminium
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Cadran solaire ("Sun Dial") is an outdoor 1967 steel and aluminum sundial sculpture by Dutch artist Herman J. van der Heide, installed outside Montreal's Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, in Quebec, Canada. The sculpture was previously installed outside the Dow Planetarium, in Chaboillez Square, but was relocated in October 2013.
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It is recorded as the work of Herman van der Heide. Materials recorded for it are steel and aluminium. It is associated with Canada. The record gives 1967 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Recorded genres are public art. It is recorded in the collection of Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium and Dow Planetarium.
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• Title — Cadran solaire • Artist — Herman J. van der Heide • Year — 1967 • Medium — Sculpture • Subject — Sundial • Metric Unit — cm • Imperial Unit — in • City — Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Cadran solaire ("Sun Dial") is an outdoor 1967 steel and aluminum sundial sculpture by Dutch artist Herman J. van der Heide, installed outside Montreal's Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, in Quebec, Canada. The sculpture was previously installed outside the Dow Planetarium, in Chaboillez Square, but was relocated in October 2013.
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Cadran solaire is associated with Canada.
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