Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_instrument
gptkbp:built 18th century
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Pierre_Charles_Le_Monnier
gptkbp:features brass line inlaid in the church floor
obelisk at the end of the line
small hole in the southern stained-glass window
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:historic_site
gptkbp:latitude 48.8512° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint-Sulpice_Church,_Paris
gptkbp:longitude 2.3331° E
gptkbp:material gptkb:marble
brass
gptkbp:notableEvent featured in The Da Vinci Code
gptkbp:purpose determine the date of Easter
determine the exact time of the equinoxes and solstices
gptkbp:type gptkb:meridian_line
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical observations
calendrical calculations
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1743
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gnomon_(sundial)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice