The Clock Tower of the Palazzo del Capitanio in Padua
The Clock Tower of the Palazzo del Capitanio in Padua.
The beautiful clock with the tower and the palace that dominates one of the sides of Piazza dei Signori in Padua.
I won't tell you the more technical information, which you can find further down in the Wiki quote, but only the legend about the lack of the Libra sign that popular legend (almost certainly false) says was not included due to criticism of the builder for lack of justice as he paid less than agreed.
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The astronomical clock that dominates the square is the oldest machine of its kind that is preserved in the world and with a diameter of 5.6 m it is also one of the largest. The frame, characterized by Ionic pilasters, is due to Giovanni Maria Falconetto who restored the facade of the tower commissioned by Vitale Lando in 1537.
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