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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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File:ZACC-2.JPG|[[Clock - San Zaccaria]], Green Hand | |||
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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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|Total Bell Towers Assessed: ||94 | |Total Bell Towers Assessed: ||94 | ||
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|Bell Towers with Clocks: ||8 | |Bell Towers with Clocks: ||8 | ||
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|One-Faced: || | |One-Faced: ||7 | ||
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|Two-Faced: || | |Two-Faced: ||1 | ||
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|Accurate: ||5 | |Accurate: ||5 | ||
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|Not Working: ||2 | |Not Working: ||2 | ||
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|One-Handed: ||5 | |One-Handed: ||5 | ||
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|Cannaregio: ||1 | |Cannaregio: ||1 | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, 24 December 2014
This page contains the information about a typical Bell Tower.
| Bell Tower Clocks | |
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| 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
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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 |
Map
See Also
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