The ''Cadran solaire'' ("Sun Dial") is an outdoor 1967 steel and aluminum

sundial A sundial is a horology, horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the position of the Sun, apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the ...

sculpture by Dutch artist Herman J. van der Heide, installed outside

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium The Montreal Planetarium (formerly Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium) is a planetarium located in the Space for Life, near the Olympic Stadium and the Biodome in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the successor to the Dow Planetarium, closed in 2011. ...

, in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, Canada. The sculpture was previously installed outside the

Dow Planetarium The Dow Planetarium (later renamed the Montreal Planetarium) is a decommissioned public planetarium located at Chaboillez Square southeast of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed permanently in October 2011. A new facility, the Rio Tint ...

, in

Chaboillez Square Chaboillez Square () is a town square located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Saint Jacques Street and Peel Street, Montreal, Peel Street in downtown Montreal. The former Dow Planetarium is located within the squ ...

, but was relocated in October 2013.

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