St Mark’s Venice

This weekend, the restored clock in St Mark’s Venice was unveiled.

st marks venice clock

The clock was first installed 500 years ago, and has seen many changes and restorations in its time. In the 1850s an illuminated digital display was added for telling the time at night.

You can read more about this clock, and the controversial restoration, in English (grazie!) at Orologeria.

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