Two Gnomons - Answer

Thanks to syzygy 's post in "Giant Hands Collection" I learned a new word "Gnomon"



1st image - GSV. 2nd image - Please post GE/GM only. Thanks

Gnomon is a completely new word for me!

Really I am glad, I could enrich your english vocabulary, however better to call these two as 'sundials' I think. ... if not the word 'gnomon' is a clue itself for this puzzle!...(:

Was another situation with my addition to GHC... That red hand was an artistic installation and was not placed to display time.
Without a scale or clock-face better it could be called a gnomon. However it was not to show the time, it's shadow was still an essential component of the piece of art. 


...also as a first piece of a "Gnomon Giant Hands Collection" (GGHC)...!  (: 

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FYI, as per Google Translate:  "Gnomon - the projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow."

Someone with english mother-tongue could say more about usage of the word. Probably also it is used for 'sundial'...(?)

Jul 22, 2020 10:49:42 GMT syzygy said:

...also as a first piece of a "Gnomon Giant Hands Collection" (GGHC)...!  (: 

good idea!!!

Jul 22, 2020 10:49:42 GMT syzygy said:

Really I am glad, I could enrich your english vocabulary, however better to call these two as 'sundials' I think. ... if not the word 'gnomon' is a clue itself for this puzzle!...(:

Was another situation with my addition to GHC... That red hand was an artistic installation and was not placed to display time.
Without a scale or clock-face better it could be called a gnomon. However it was not to show the time, it's shadow was still an essential component of the piece of art. 


...also as a first piece of a "Gnomon Giant Hands Collection" (GGHC)...!  (: 

...
FYI, as per Google Translate:  "Gnomon - the projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow."

Someone with english mother-tongue could say more about usage of the word. Probably also it is used for 'sundial'...(?)

Thanks for suggesting GGHC collection but I am backing out and leaving it for some other member. GHC itself is becoming almost unmanageable! 

As regards Gnomon it is part of the whole sundial - rather the most important part.  Just like the hands are the important part of a watch.

Well done Walter, Krenek, Bridge, Why2k and Utapao!  

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Clue for others;
#1. Keywords - Gnomon on Building.
#2. Largest in Western Hemisphere.

Well done all!

The answer for the records;

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1 - 505 Praça Tiradentes, Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil
2- Carefree, Arizona. It is America's Largest Sundial

1 - GSV

2- GM