Water Clock, Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy
Posted by: sherpes
N 41° 54.708 E 012° 28.842
33T E 291062 N 4643052
A 1867 clock operating on the movement of water in a public park in Rome, Italy
Waymark Code: WM5CEN
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 12/17/2008
Views: 25
Built by a dominican priest, Giovanni Battista Embriaco in 1867, and then shown at the universal exposition in Paris, this clock is located in the Pincio section of the Villa Borghese park in Rome, Italy. It was recently restored in 2007, and it is currently in operating condition. The landscape decoration was created by Gioacchino Ersoch, placing the clock in a small island in a pond, surrounded by a simulated forest.
Status: Working
Display: Free Standing
Year built: 01/01/1867
Web link to additional info: Not listed
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