Compass Rose Inlay In Granite Floor
by Sue Capuano
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Compass Rose Inlay In Granite Floor
Artist
Sue Capuano
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Photograph - Photography
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The granite floor in the Penobscott Narrows Bridge observatory is from a quarry in Deer Isle and includes an inlaid compass rose to orient the public to the four directions. The bronze compass rose is fashioned after a design taken from a map by Samuel de Champlain (1567 – 1635), an early french explorer who passed by this site on his way up the Penobscot River. The observatory is at 420 feet in elevation - that’s 42 stories – which makes it the tallest occupied structure in Maine and the highest bridge observatory in the world.
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September 6th, 2021
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