Reloj De Sol - Santo Domingo

Why is the watch there? What were they using it for? How does it work? No idea. No plates explaining anything. What if there is a metal bull, without any explanation, many people and accumulated trash.

Big piece of history, This ingenious stone column was the best way for the officers of the time to know the time at any time of the day. The clock works with the Earth's movement so that, as it changes its position, the construction projects a shadow shaped as an isoceles triangle that points to the exact time. In addition, it has the two different schedules, the morning and the afternoon, placed on both sides.

I looked like a monument and a relic worthy of maintaining and preserving

Established in this place since 1753, it is part of one of the colonial attractions. Built during the government of Francisco Rubio and Peñaranda. This is one of the few watches of his class that still exist in the world.

Since I was a little boy, this sunglasses, which I once doubted that I would certainly give the time, but it certainly works and indeed very well. The watch and its surroundings were renovated a few years ago and from the square that houses it you can enjoy a beautiful view of the avenue of the Port that surrounds the river Ozama, as well as also take advantage of and visit the Royal House Museum, one of my favorites of the Colonial Zone.