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Zenith Heralds Summer Solstice in Millennium Square
Explore-At-Bristol is celebrating the Summer Solstice by
lighting the newly refurbished Zenith by David Ward.
This innovative piece of public art uses airport runway lights to track
the path of the sun as it moves over Bristol from its highest point in
midsummer to its lowest in midwinter. Visitors to the square from 20 June
will see a series of fifty-two computer controlled lights, each
representing one week of the year, moving towards and away from them in a
figure of eight shape known as an analemma.
Since opening in 2000, Millennium Square has been crossed by an estimated
6 million people. Contractors Almeda Facilities, undertook the
refurbishment of Zenith as part of their new contract to provide estate
maintenance services for Explore-At-Bristol.
Explore’s Estates Director, Mike Rippon says, ‘The public art in and
around At-Bristol complements the rich architectural heritage of the
Harbourside and encourages people to linger in our wonderful open spaces.
Zenith brings Millennium Square to life at night and we are delighted to
be able to relight it at this summer’s solstice.’
At-Bristol’s public art links the science centre’s open spaces and is
themed around reflection and exploration. It includes a statue of
Bristolian Cary Grant by Graham Ibbeson, Aquarena, William Pye’s unique
water sculpture and Nicola Hicks’s Rhinoceros beetle amongst others. To
find out more visit our Public Art
web page.
For press enquiries:
Sonja Taylor-Jones
0117 9157152 /
07956 503 478 /
press@at-bristol.org.uk
Notes to Editors:
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At-Bristol is a leading science centre in the UK and a
major player in the worldwide science centre movement. It aims to be a
world-class science centre that makes distinctive, valued and recognised
contributions to informal science learning and public engagement with
science across Europe. A registered charity, At-Bristol has hosted more
than three million visits and continually strives towards making science
accessible to all.
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Almeda Facilities is predominately a regional company,
based in Bristol, offering support to a diverse client base in the
provision of facility services to both building fabric, and mechanical,
electrical and environmental systems.
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