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

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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
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  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
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  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