A new cultural route will allow visitors to discover the “amazing” sundials of Zaragoza: five new ones will be installed in these areas

Zaragoza boasts the distinction of being the only city in Spain with a collection of unique and artistic contemporary sundials. Specifically, there are 20 sundials scattered throughout the city, ranging from a 1st-century sundial at the Roman Theatre to the world’s largest, standing at 31 meters tall in the Parque de Oriente. Now, the city will add five more sundials in various locations as part of a new cultural route presented this Friday by Zaragoza’s mayor, Natalia Chueca . This route will serve as a countdown to the August 12th solar eclipse.

The five new clocks, two of them designed by Antonio and Teo Ros, will be installed at different locations in Zaragoza. The “Polytechnic” clock , donated by the Ibercaja Foundation, will be placed at the Río Ebro Campus, and the “Reflections” clock will be installed at the Volunteer Footbridge. The 2.5-meter-tall “Values” clock will be located in Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, and the “Basilio Paraíso-Global Conscience” clock is currently being installed in the plaza that bears its name.

Finally, the “Duality” clock will welcome all those arriving in the city at Delicias Station. It is inspired by the yin and yang symbol and complementary forces such as light and shadow. These new clocks are expected to be ready “in the coming weeks,” and residents and tourists alike will be able to admire them then.

A ROUTE WITH 12 CLOCKS

In addition to the new ones, the route includes seven clocks that are already part of Zaragoza’s history, such as the world’s largest clock in Vadorrey’s Parque Oriente, the fragment of the Caesaraugusta sundial, one of the most special pieces, as it reveals a surprising knowledge of the sky even in antiquity, the clock located in the Helios Swimming Center, or the sundial in the Parque de la Granja built in 1989 and eight meters high.

The route continues with the sundial at the Valdespartera Sustainable Urbanism Center, the one installed in memory of Albert Einstein in the vicinity of Mobility City and, finally, the “Axis of the Sky” sundial, located in the Luis Buñuel Water Park.

All these sundials, and the others throughout the city, can be viewed on the website www.zaragozarelojessolares.com. “Soon we will have a major new tourist attraction related to science and astronomy. On August 12th, Zaragoza will experience a phenomenon that will attract thousands of tourists from all over the world. This route adds a new cultural attraction that is unique in Spain. We must proudly value our heritage and our treasures. In this way, residents of Zaragoza and tourists alike will be able to discover these sundials, which seem almost magical and represent the natural way of measuring time,” explained Mayor Natalia Chueca.