Columbia University sundial
New York City, United States
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The Class of 1885 Memorial Sundial stands at the center of Columbia University's College Walk in New York City, designed by the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White in conjunction with astronomy professor Harold Jacoby and completed in 1914. Originally crowned by a 16-short-ton granite sphere—once considered the world's largest stone sphere—the structure was stripped of its dramatic top in 1946 when the sphere began to crack. The sphere's disappearance long remained mysterious until its rediscovery in Michigan in 2001, since which recovery efforts have continued. Today, the bare platform functions as a vital campus landmark and gathering place for students, serving equally as a hub for college politics.
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- sundial
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- New York City, United States
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