Steel discs in Millennium Place, marking capital cities in Central Africa
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Steel discs in Millennium Place, marking capital cities in Central Africa
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 9 Sep 2021
These stainless steel discs set into the paving of Millennium Place in central Coventry mark Coventry itself, its twin and sister cities around the world and the capital cities of the world's states. They form part of the installation ‘Time Zone Clock’ by Françoise Schein. This depicted the time zones of the world with aluminium strips and LED lights, which have since been removed. The discs with names of cities in raised lettering have survived, however. Those visible here depict African capital cities: Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Libreville (Gabon), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) and Bangui (Central African Republic). Coventry does not have any sister cities in this part of the world.
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