DUBAI | Sundial (Timeplace Tower) | 650' Pinnacle / 518' Roof | 35 FLOORS

Carpetking · #1 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 4:14 PM**

TIMEPLACE Tower Dubai 35 storeys,158m+40m sundial

the sundial

Carpetking · #2 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 5:35 PM**

last update picture

spyguy · #3 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:14 PM**

Oh, so it's actually real.

Dougall5505 · #4 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:42 PM**

thats very interesting

Carpetking · #5 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:57 PM**

Timeplace is the only building to offer 180 degrees view on the
Dubai-Marina

volguus zildrohar · #6 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 8:46 PM**

That is absolutely ludicrous.

MNMike · #7 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 9:41 PM**

why? no one will be able to see it

Jared · #8 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 10:03 PM**

The worlds highest sundial? On top of a building so only people in helicopters can see it?

Thskyscraper · #9 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 11:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jared

The worlds highest sundial? On top of a building so only people in helicopters can see it?

My thoughts exactly... When I first read the title of the thread I thought they were building a hugh sundial, not a sun dial on top of a building... Nice looking building though.

SteelCity15 · #10 Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 11:58 PM**

Very interesting style. Great fit.

Carpetking · #11 Posted **Aug 28, 2006, 5:01 AM**

The Sundial

Timeplace incorporates the world's lagest and highest sundial a majestic 158m
above the Marina,itself 40m in hight,the sundial's shadow falls across the
building cylindrical shape.Allowing the time to be see from miles away and from
everywhere within the Marina.

Carpetking · #12 Posted **Aug 28, 2006, 6:41 PM**

BrandonJXN · #13 Posted **Aug 28, 2006, 7:28 PM**

People in Dubai don't have watches or something? What a retarded idea.

Eigenwelt · #14 Posted **Aug 28, 2006, 7:59 PM**

Incorporating a sundial into a skyscraper is an awesome idea. I have longed to see it done.

But putting on on the top? That's about as stupid as you can get.

Dallas Snob · #15 Posted **Aug 28, 2006, 8:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Eigenwelt

Incorporating a sundial into a skyscraper is an awesome idea. I have longed to see it done.

But putting on on the top? That's about as stupid as you can get.

Why is it stupid? All you would have to do is look up at the side of the building to see what time it was by where the shadow fell - I beleive the "point" is that the building itself becomes the "clock" so to speak.

Carpetking · #16 Posted **Aug 29, 2006, 7:45 AM**

LosAngelesSportsFan · #17 Posted **Aug 29, 2006, 8:33 AM**

do people want to automatically hate Dubai? i think its a cool idea, and if you guys paid attention, you would have noticed that the shadow will fall on the building so you can see it from far away.

Jared · #18 Posted **Aug 29, 2006, 12:49 PM**

It's not Dubai in particular, people are just skeptical of tacky/stupid ideas. As it happens, Dubai simply comes up with a lot of them.

nezzybaby · #19 Posted **Aug 29, 2006, 3:08 PM**

This is fairly stupid, but it will be hardly noticeable in dubai, more likely than not this will fall into obscurity and be part of the bulk of skyscrapers the city needs.

Where is this being built out of curiosity, is it gonna be surrounded by skyscrapers, would make me laugh if the worlds biggest sundial never saw the sun, and with all the 200m+ buildings going up in dubai this could prove to be a very very silly idea.

Torch · #20 Posted **Aug 29, 2006, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Carpetking

TIMEPLACE Tower Dubai 35 storeys,158m+40m sundial

the sundial

How it is shown in this rendering, you can see the scale of the sundial on the facade.
So it is possible to see it from the street.

At first, i was skeptical too. But when you take a closer look to the renderings you understand how this sundial works.
I think it's a unique detail and a awesome idea.