Download This PaperAlignments to Sunrise and Sunset on Solstices in the Layout of Lafayette Square, Washington
PHILICA Article, No. 601, 2016
3 Pages Posted: 26 May 2016
Date Written: May 15, 2016
Abstract
The paper is discussing the astronomical alignments we can find in the layout of Lafayette Square, a park located directly north of the White House, in Washington. Alignments are marking the sunrise and sunset azimuths on solstices. SunCalc software has used for investigating such alignments.
Keywords: Landscape Architecture, Solar Orientation, Solstices, Urban Planning, Satellite Images, Google Earth
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Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina, Alignments to Sunrise and Sunset on Solstices in the Layout of Lafayette Square, Washington (May 15, 2016). PHILICA Article, No. 601, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2783844
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