Bell Tower Clocks

This page contains the information about a typical Bell Tower.

For a list of Bell Tower Clocks Clocks, see Bell Tower Clocks 2014.

For a information about Minich Clocks, see Minich Clocks.

For a information about Public Clocks, see Public Clocks.

Bell Tower Clocks
Number Assessed	8
Number Functioning	6

Bell Tower Clocks

Bell Tower Clocks are clocks that exist on the face of a bell tower specific to a Venetian church. There are currently 8 assessed bell tower clocks in Venice and Murano.

History

The history of the Bell Tower Clocks are woven into the history of their corresponding church. Links to individual Bell Tower and church pages are provided in the Internal Links section at the bottom of this page.

Decorations

The decorations for most of the Bell Tower Clocks vary considerably. What stays constant is the usage of roman numerals to define the hour. The Clock - S. Apostoli and the Clock - San Giovanni di Rialto have hands with a golden sun at the center. The other Bell Tower Clocks have either green or black hands with a white background.

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  Clock - S. Apostoli, Golden Hand
• 
  Clock - San Zaccaria, Green Hand

Types

These Bell Tower Clocks either measure time by the hour, like the Clock - San Zaccaria, or by the minute, like the Clock - Santo Stefano di Murano. Those that measure by the hour have one hand while those that measure by the minute have two. Six of these clocks measure time on a 12-hour interval, while only two of them measure time on a 24-hour interval. The two 24-Hour clocks are the Clock - S. Apostoli and the Clock - San Giovanni di Rialto.

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  San Giovanni di Rialto, 24-Hour & 1-Handed
• 
  Santo Stefano di Murano, 12-Hour & 2-Handed

Statistics

General

Total Bell Towers Assessed:	94
Bell Towers with Clocks:	8
One-Faced:	7
Two-Faced:	1

Accuracy

Accurate:	5
Working and Inaccurate:	1
Not Working:	2
One-Handed:	5
Two-Handed:	3

Locations

Cannaregio:	1
Dorsoduro:	3
San Marco:	1
San Polo:	1
Murano:	2

Internal Links

• Church of San Zaccaria
• Church of San nicolo dei Mendicoli
• Church of Santi Apostoli
• Bell Tower of S. Maria e Donati
• Bell Tower of Santa Maria della Salute
• Bell Tower of San Giovanni di Rialto
• Bell Tower of San Angelo Raffaele
• Bell Tower of Santo Stefano di Murano