• Info & Description

    Time: Daily Tour times vary (English tours Mon-Wed 10am & 11am; Thu-Sun 1pm, 2pm & 3pm)
    Cost: €12; concessions €7
    Venice:

    Completed in 1499, the Renaissance Clock Tower overlooks St Mark's Square. An incredible feat of mechanical precision, it indicates time, moon phases and the reigning Zodiac sign. Small groups are regularly guided up four narrow floors for far-reaching city views.



    The tower was commissioned by the Doge Agostino Barbarigo in 1493 and constructed by Rainieri. The clock stands over one of the main entrances to Piazza San Marco. The facade of the tower contains the three symbols of powers that govern Venice, namely the civic authority, symbolised by the Lion of San Marco, the Christian faith, symbolised by the Three Wise Men paying homage to Jesus, and the knowledge of science and mechanics, symbolised by the complex machinery of the clock itself.

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