Sun Circle

United States of America

The Sun Circle is a sculpture located within the Rillito River Park, a Pima County linear park running along the banks of the Rillito River north of Tucson, Arizona. Inspired by the archaeoastronomy of the southwestern United States Ancestral Puebloans in locations such as Chaco Canyon, Sun Circle u

ses astronomical alignments to cast shadows and light through apertures (windows) to align with corresponding windows on equinoxes and solstices at sunrise and sunset.

Listen to the audio guide for Sun Circle Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby

Tohono Chul nature_reserve · 5 km away
Ironwood Hills Church church · 6 km away
Arizona Opera theatre · 6 km away
St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church chiese · 6 km away
Miracle Mile Historic District monumenti · 7 km away
OTIS H CHIDESTER SCOUT MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA musei · 8 km away
For Fine Art gallery · 8 km away
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CAMPUS ARBORETUM natura · 8 km away