5 Famous Clock Towers Around the World
Friday, January 5, 2024
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square), Venice's grand central square, has been the city's main gathering place since the ninth century. | Together with Wise Bread |
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| The sheer size of the plaza, along with the intricate architecture of its surrounding buildings such as Doge's Palace and the Basilica of San Marco, make it a favorite among visitors today. Not to be missed is St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), another architectural marvel commissioned in 1493. Constructed of marble, the clock face is quite complex, and it is used for more than telling time. Encircled with Zodiac signs, constellations, month names, and numbers of days, the clock operates several rotating interfaces to display the hour, date, and phases of the moon. The clock tower sits high above an archway that leads from St Mark's Square to the Mercerie, the city's main commercial district. |
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