The Hornsby Water Clock is in the Florence Street mall. Created by Australian sculptor Victor Cusack in bronze, stainless steel and glass it is about 8 metres tall and 20 tonnes and it revolves once every 12 hours.
It represents three types of water clocks, a Greek clepsydra, a Chinese water wheel clock and a Swiss pendulum clock.
The inscription on the clock face is "Dare We Forget". Reminding of the importance of preserving the environment. Man is represented by the figure of a woman and a child and local fauna is represented by the fruit bat, rainbow lorikeet, possum and blue tongue lizard.
It represents three types of water clocks, a Greek clepsydra, a Chinese water wheel clock and a Swiss pendulum clock.
The inscription on the clock face is "Dare We Forget". Reminding of the importance of preserving the environment. Man is represented by the figure of a woman and a child and local fauna is represented by the fruit bat, rainbow lorikeet, possum and blue tongue lizard.
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