Signs of Zodiac - Orologio meccanico e astronomico - Messina, Italy
N 38° 11.537 E 015° 33.273
33S E 548560 N 4227294
The bell tower of the Cathedral of Messina contains the biggest and most complex mechanical and astronomical clock in the world. Designed by the firm Ungerer of Strasbourg it was inaugurated in 1933 and is the city’s main attraction even today.
Waymark Code: WMVE6X
Location: Sicilia, Italy
Date Posted: 04/07/2017
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At noon a complex system of counterweights, leverages and gears, determines the movement of the gilded bronze statues located in the façade. They are related to the civil and religious traditions of the city.
Every side of the square tower is decorated with a gleaming clock face. Other decorative dials indicate the signs of the zodiac and the annual calendar with golden mechanical figures which move at the striking of midday.
Western / Eastern Zodiac: Western
Sign of Zodiac: Multi-Sign Waymark
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