The Greeting to the Sun in Zadar

The Greeting to the Sun in Zadar is the installation of architect Nikola Bašić at the city harbor, at the westernmost point of the peninsula. The installation is close to the Sea Organ, so if you rent an apartment, room or holiday house in Zadar, you can easily find both attractions by walking along the coast of the peninsula towards Zadar harbor. Bašić was most likely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's words, who had spent some time in Zadar in 1964. The famous director has claimed that he has seen the most beautiful sunset in the whole world right here in Zadar. True, sunsets on Zadar's seafront are magical, and The Greeting to the Sun highlights their magic. The installation consists of 300 glass tiles forming a circle imprinted on the surface of the stone seafront. The circle has a diameter of 22 meters with solar modules under the glass which are powered by light. And as the Sea Organ communicates with the sea and react with the sound, so does the Greetings to the Sun communicates with, whom else but with the Sun, and responds with light. With the sunset, this ground-leveled Zadar`s Sun turns on and plays out a fantastic light game that delights passers-by and observers, and the installation becomes the monument that glows in the dark. Apart from the Sun, there are other planets of the Sun's system in the vicinity. The size of the planets are proportional to the actual size, as well as the distance between the planets, but not observed at the same time, because it would not correspond with the size of Zadar's seafront. The astronomical part of the installation was designed by Maksimir Klarin, whose calculations also specify the time of ignition and shutdown of the installation. Whether you find yourself here in the daylight or at night, you will be impressed by this simplicity and beauty of the installation that addresses to the Sun and man, linking us all in one whole. With the Greeting to the Sun, we are less of a tourist, and more of a part of Zadar, part of nature.