Torre dell'Orologio

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Renaissance architecture clock tower historic monument tourist attraction

Torre dell'Orologio is a Renaissance clock tower in Venice, Italy, renowned for its elaborate astronomical clock and prominent position at the entrance to the Merceria from St Mark's Square.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Torre dell’Orologio (Padua)	2
Torre dell'Orologio canonical	1
Torre dell’Orologio	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance architecture ⓘ clock tower ⓘ historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Merceria Orologio NERFINISHED ⓘ Procuratie Vecchie NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Clock Tower of St Mark's NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mark's Clocktower NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Mauro Codussi NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd	1499 ⓘ
constructionStart	1496 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
faces	Piazza San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ
features	24-hour clock ⓘ astronomical dial ⓘ automatic figures striking the hours ⓘ blue and gold color scheme on clock face ⓘ phases of the moon indication ⓘ zodiac signs ⓘ
function	astronomical indication ⓘ public clock for Venice ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ
hasPart	Moors statues ⓘ Virgin and Child relief NERFINISHED ⓘ archway ⓘ astronomical clock ⓘ bell ⓘ bell tower ⓘ clock face ⓘ mechanical figures ⓘ terrace with statues ⓘ wing buildings ⓘ winged Lion of Saint Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ
height	approximately 24 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its Lagoon ⓘ
inception	late 15th century ⓘ
locatedAt	entrance to the Merceria ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Piazza San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneto ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	Istrian stone ⓘ brick ⓘ
overlooks	St Mark's Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	clock mechanism restoration completed in 2006 ⓘ major restoration in the 1990s ⓘ
touristAttraction	guided visits available ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Venice and its Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Mark's Square → hasPart → Torre dell'Orologio ⓘ

Piazza dei Signori → hasNotableBuilding → Torre dell'Orologio ⓘ

subject surface form: Piazza dei Signori (Padua)

this entity surface form: Torre dell’Orologio (Padua)

Piazza dei Signori → hasViewOf → Torre dell'Orologio ⓘ

subject surface form: Piazza dei Signori (Padua)

this entity surface form: Torre dell’Orologio (Padua)

Piazza della Libertà → hasLandmark → Torre dell'Orologio ⓘ

this entity surface form: Torre dell’Orologio