Torre dell'Orologio (Clock Tower) (Padova)
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clock tower, interesting place
The tower was built in 1428. The facade was rebuilt stone by in 1532. One of the first public clocks in Italy. Of the astronomic signs on the clock face, Libra is missing, presumably an insult to those who failed to pay the builder the amount he thought was due.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°24'27"N 11°52'22"E
- Venice 30 km
- Forte Marghera 31 km
- Fortress near Venecie 35 km
- Riva dei Sette Martiri 37 km
- Arsenale di Venezia (Venice Arsenal) 37 km
- Cavinón: last Roman unpaved road 38 km
- Parco Rurale Sovracomunale "Civiltà delle Rogge" rural park 39 km
- Marostica 42 km
- foen 71 km
- Villavarda park 74 km
- Town Hall 0.3 km
- Palazzo del Bo (University of Padua) 0.4 km
- Historic Centre 0.4 km
- Municipal museums of Padua 0.7 km
- Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua 1 km
- Isola Memmia 1.1 km
- Physics Dep. "G. Galilei", Padova University 1.1 km
- Padua Botantical Gardens (Orto Botanico) 1.2 km
- Copernico Residence 1.7 km
- Hotel NH Padova 1.7 km