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17 Juin 2006
Facade Sud-Est, Les Pres
This dial is on a chapelle dedicated to Sainte Marie Magdeleine. I dial was created in 1718.
The dial has hourlines from 10 to 3 o’clock. Interestingly there are hourlines in red and blue, which indicates a redrawing of the dial by different dial makers.
The motto of the dial is “ars longa vita brevis”, which translates to “Art (creation) is long, live is short”.
The dial has an austere look with fairly modern lettering.
Location: Chapelle, Les Prés, Puy St. Vincent, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| 6.501558 | 44.825112 |
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17 Juin 2006
Pizzeria, Puy St. Romain
This dial can be found on the eastern facade of the pizzeria Le Cadran Solaire in Puy St. Vincent. In may 2006 the pizzeria was closed, so the name of the place might change. The dial dates from 1737 (source).
The dial shows hour lines from 6 to 1 o’clock.
The motto says “Parentes Patientia Vince”, which translates to “patience of man will win”. The checqueres background is quite interesting.
The restoration of the dial has been done in july 1985. The restoration used modern acrylic paints, which have destroyed it’s original feel.
Location: Pizzeria, Puy St. Romain, Puy St. Vincent, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| 6.485772 | 44.830826 |
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17 Juin 2006
Facade Sud, Chapelle Saint Sebastien
This sundial is on the southern facade of the chapelle saint sebastien in Le Villard, Valouise. This facade of the church has alsoe several other drawings. The dial is from 1869 and created (and signed) by Zarbula. The dial has been restored in 1997.
The dial shows hour and half-hour lines from 8 to 5 o’clock. It also has a line of equinoxes.
The motto says “ne compte pas sur la premiere car tout depend de la derniere”, do not count on your first (hour), everything depends on your last (hour)”.
The dial is created in a trompe l’oeil fashion. It has a peacock on top and two flower pots (sign of abundance?). It presents a curtain with 5 knots at the top. The Stylus is set in a drawing of a face and has a moon below it. Note the masonic signs.
Location: Facade Sud, Chapelle Saint Sébastien, Le Villard, Vallouise, Hautes-Alpes, France.
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| Giovanni Francesco Zarbula | 6.472850 | 44.8418 |
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17 Juin 2006
Facade Est, Chapelle Saint Sebastien
This sundial faces the east. It was created by Zarbula in 1869.
The dial shows half-hour and hourlines from 6 to 11 o’clock.
The motto says “Sin Nube Placet”, which means “Without clouds, it’s pleasant”
Thhe dial shows a bird, a peacock. It is above two horns of abundance, which drop flowers. It is an image of wellbeing and fertility.
Location: Chapelle Saint Sébastien, Le Villard, Vallouise, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| Giovanni Francesco Zarbula | 6.472840 | 44.841711 |
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17 Juin 2006
Maison de Bardonneche
This sundial dates from 1840 and was created by Giovanni Fransesco Zarbula. His initials (ZGF) can be found on the dial ath the top left. The dial was ordered by the Marquise Françoise Ponce de Bardonnèche. Her name can be seen on the dial as well (M-me F-se P. d-B). Zarbula stayed several years with the Marquise.
The dial shows half-hour and our lines. It also shows a line of equinoxes, which probably works with the tiop of the stylus. Note that the sundial is now in the shadow, at midday end of may. Thus the dial can only be used in the evenings or the winter.
The motto says “In Lucem Omnia Tua. Vita Fugit Sicut Umbra. Coelium Regula, Forte Tua”. This translates to “In full light all is vain. Live passes like shadow. Heaven is the rule, chance is yours”. At the top one can also se the capitals IHS, which means Iesus Hominum Salvator and translates to Jesus, saviour of mankind.
Note the two phantasmagorical animals at the top of the sundial. The dial is created in a trompe l’oeil fashion.
This sundial has been restored by Atelier Tournesol in 1990.
Location: Maison de Bardonnèche, Vallouise, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| Giovanni Fransesco Zarbula | 6.487320 | 44.845849 |
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17 Juin 2006
Hofgarten
This is a fairly modern multi-faced sundial. It consists of three vertical and a horizontal dial on a single pillar. It is a fairly modern dial and was a present from the city of Freibourg. The dial mainly shows hourlines and the souther facing dial also shows the solstices and equinoxes lines.
Location: Hofgarten, Innsbruck, Tirol, Österreich
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| 11.3974 | 47.2708 |
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17 Juin 2006
Pestkapelle, Kranebitter
When going for dinner at the Kranebitter Hotel, Innsbruck, Austria, I happend to notice this sundial accross the street. It was on the southern facade of a church, the Pestkapelle from the year 1620. The church exterior was under repair, the stylus had been removed. And the drawings were not very clear. As they have a habit of creating beautiful drawings on buildings, I have good hope that this when will be restored in good order.
Location: Pestkapelle, Kranebitter Allee 203, Innsbruck - Kranebitter, Austria
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| 11.3356 | 47.2625 |