Mayor Manolo Barón presents the installation, featuring three faces designed by Antonio Madrona according to the site's coordinates. Education plans school visits to explain its functioning.
Since this Tuesday, Fernández Viagas square in Antequera has a sundial made up of three faces specifically designed for that location based on its geographical coordinates. The mayor, Manolo Barón, presented the installation alongside the project's promoter, Antonio Madrona, the councillor for Culture and Historical Heritage, José Medina Galeote, and the councillor for Family and Seniors, María Sierras.
To create the faces, Madrona used a total station and cartography from the National Geographic Institute. The pieces indicate the hours and half-hours and incorporate references to the equinoxes and solstices, allowing observers to see the passage of time and the cycle of the seasons.
Barón linked the initiative to the city's identity with the expression "Let the sun rise over Antequera" and thanked the author's contribution, highlighting his scientific rigor and ability to explain the sundial in an educational manner.
"The project explains in an accessible way how the position of the sun and the projection of the shadow allow us to measure time," noted Antonio Madrona during the presentation.
The councillor for Culture and Historical Heritage praised the collaboration between the private initiative and the local Administration, announcing that the Education Area will promote school visits to learn about the operation of the sundial. Madrona has offered to participate in these activities.
The author expressed gratitude for the support from the City Council and the work of the technicians from the Municipal Office of Historical Heritage, Justo Muñoz and Rafa Ruiz. He also explained that the project is dedicated to the memory of his wife, Mercedes.
With this addition, residents and visitors can engage in Fernández Viagas square with the relationship between astronomy, time measurement, and the cycle of the seasons.
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