Modern clocks and sundials

Time on a grand scale, from the Belle Époque to today. At Parc de la Villette, a sundial from 1989. At Gare de Lyon, the belfry and clock of 1901. At Rambuteau, the Défenseur du Temps (1979), an automaton by Jacques Monestier. At Les Halles, a 1988 sundial in the garden. At Concorde, the obelisk can serve as a gnomon. At the Musée d'Orsay, the great clock of the former station (1900). Then two contemporary sundials: place Dupleix (1991) and Parc André-Citroën (1992).

The route, stop by stop

  1. Porte de la Villette
  2. Gare de Lyon
  3. Rambuteau
  4. Les Halles
  5. Concorde
  6. Musée d'Orsay
  7. Dupleix
  8. Javel-André Citroën

Lieux d’Histoire: City tour guide, Paris – Île-de-France