Sun Shell - Aurora, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 42.646 W 104° 48.884
13S E 515880 N 4395672
One of the largest sundials in North America!
Waymark Code: WME62A
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2012
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"Sun Shell, Plaza of the Sun, Aurora, Colorado, Downtown Municipal Center
This is a pairing of a working sun dial and a band shell. The sundial will be one of the largest working sun dials in North America. Made from polished stainless steel and concrete, this project will be a center piece for events on the western side of the plaza. The base of the sculpture is 24' in diameter. Completion date: 2003" (from (
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"Rafe Ropek has been a Public Artist for the past 20 years working from Ft. Collins, Colorado. His work is nation wide and his projects range from free standing sculpture to functional art such as benches, railings, transportation projects and sundials. Illustrated is an intriguing sundial entitled “Sun Shell”. This project combines a sundial and a band shell that can accommodate 30 or more people within the area. The gnomon is replaced with a circle that allows a beam of sunlight to mark the time on the ground. The work uses stainless steel bands supported on a colored concrete base inlaid with hour marks that extend from winter to summer solstice. Rafe Ropek designed and fabricated this work in 2004 for Aurora, Colorado." (from (
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