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The ''Zephyrometer'' is a civic sculpture by Evans Bay, Wellington. It was made by Christchurch artist Phil Price and installed in 2003. It is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a concrete cylinder holding a 26m tall needle which sways to show wind direction and speed (Wellington is known to Kiwis as "Windy Wellington"). The needle consists of fiberglass exterior around a wooden framework. After being damaged by lightning on August 14, 2014, it was restored on May 13, 2015. ''Zephyrometer'' was the second of five major wind sculptures commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture Trust over the period 2000 – 2010, which now make up the Meridian Wind Sculpture Walk. This is beside the main route from Wellington International Airport to the central city. Each sculpture shows a creative and different response to the wind by, in the order listed below, bending, pivoting, creating light, spinning and making sound – although some do more than one of these. The five sculptures are ''Pacific Grass'' by Konstantin Dimopoulos, ''Zephyrometer'' by Phil Price, ''Tower of Light'' by Andrew Drummond, ''Wellington Urban Forestry'' by Leon van den Eijkle, and ''Akau Tangi'' (roughly The Sighing Sound of the Wind) by Phil Dadson. ==Lightning strike== On 14 August 2014 at approximately 2:30pm, the ''Zephyrometer'' was struck by lightning during a hail storm, leaving the tip of the sculpture frayed. A spokesman for Wellington City Council confirmed that the "needle" is "completely stuffed". File:Zephyr1.JPG|Lightning damage on Zephyrometer File:Zephyr2.JPG|Damage on tip File:Zephyr3.JPG|Damage near gimbal File:Zephyr4.JPG|Damage near gimbal (close-up) File:Zephyr5.JPG|Lowest exit point (close-up) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zephyrometer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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