The Greeting to the Sun

The Greeting to the Sun is a disc of glass panels set into the waterfront paving beside the Sea Organ, twenty two metres across, that soaks up daylight and give…The Greeting to the Sun is a disc of glass panels set into the waterfront paving beside the Sea Organ, twenty two metres across, that soaks up daylight and gives it back as a coloured light show once the sun has gone. It was built by the same architect as the organ and finished in 2008, and the two together are the modern face of a city otherwise defined by Roman and Venetian stone.

The display starts at dusk, which is why the western quay is crowded every evening of the summer.