09 March 2011

Sprinckthali suvemõis / Sprinckthal manor house




Vertikaalne päikesekell Sprinckthali suvemõisa peahoone (Tondi tn 42, Tallinn) lõuna nurgas. Hoone nagu tõenäoliselt kellgi pärinevad 18. sajandist. Metallist varjuraud on läinud kaduma, dolomiidist numbrilaud on kaetud halli värviga, noor kuusk varjab otsese päikesevalguse langemist kellale.

Vertical sundial at the southern corner of the Sprinckthal manor house at Tondi St. 42, Tallinn. Manor house as well as the dial can be dated back to 18th century. The metal gnomon is missing, dial plate made of dolostone is covered with paint. Young spruce tree shades the direct sunlight to the dial.

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