Hora fugit – Stat jus
July 5, 2009
Time flies, law remains or something to that effect. I did take Latin for years when I was in highschool but don’t remember very much.
This sundial is on the side of Palais de Justice. Over the last two months, I have had plenty of opportunities to take photos in that area.
2 Comments
leave one →
It’s beautiful!
Sundials are an interest of mine too, photographically at least. I particularly like the very old ones that are sometimes to be found on old buildings.
Now we have radio controlled clocks, you might think sundials would become a thing of the past but instead, they seem to have become trendy: many new buildings sport modern-looking ones.
Because of the shifting relation of the sun and the earth throughout the year, a sundial has to be quite complex to show the right time and most sundials, like this one, are simple. They are therefore not intended to tell the time but are just for decoration.
For my taste, this one is a little overblown in the drama of its presentation but then, that’s Paris, isn’t it? And we love it just as it is.