Giant Mirrors Bring Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
In 1913 the founder of the town Norwegian town, Rjukan, introduced the idea of a “Solspeil”, or sun mirror, above the town to bring it out of the shade from the nearby mountain. The founder, Sam Eyde, never completed the project; instead, his successors built a gondola in 1928 to transport Rjukan´s inhabitants to the winter sunshine. Today, however, technology has made an idea that was first conceived in 1913 possible - to use mirrors to bring the sun to the people of Rjukan.
The idea was reintroduced in 2005 by Martin Andersen, an artist and resident of the town.
A computer-driven heliostat, placed at the top of steep mountain wall 400 metres over the town captures the sun´s rays and directs them into Rjukan´s centre. The three heliostats consist of computer-driven mirrors that follow the suns movement over the horizon and will reflect its rays into Rjukan´s market square.
Giant Mirrors Brings Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
Giant Mirrors Brings Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
Giant Mirrors Brings Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
Giant Mirrors Brings Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
Giant Mirrors Brings Norwegian Town Out of the Dark
