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  2. Messina astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    The tower of Messina Cathedral containing the astronomical clock. The astronomical clock of Messina is an astronomical clock constructed by the Ungerer Company of Strasbourg in 1933. It is built into the campanile of Messina Cathedral. The mechanism was designed by Frédéric Klinghammer, with the artistic design based on plans by Théodore ...

  3. St Mark's Clocktower - Wikipedia

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    The Clock Tower in 2006. The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side. It adjoins the eastern end of the Procuratie Vecchie. Both the tower and the clock date from the last ...

  4. St Mark's Clock - Wikipedia

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    St Mark's Clock is housed in the Clock Tower on the Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) in Venice, Italy, adjoining the Procuratie Vecchie. The first clock housed in the tower was built and installed by Gian Paolo and Gian Carlo Rainieri, father and son, between 1496 and 1499, and was one of a number of large public astronomical clocks ...

  5. Messina - Wikipedia

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    Messina (/ m ɛ ˈ s iː n ə / mess-EE-nə, US also / m ɪ ˈ-/ miss-; [4] [5] [6] Italian: [mesˈsiːna] ⓘ; Sicilian: Missina [mɪsˈsiːna]) [a] is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more ...

  6. List of tallest clock towers - Wikipedia

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    Clock tower formerly part of railway terminus now a freestanding tower [108] [109] 84: Albert Memorial Clock Tower: 43 m (141 ft) 4: Yes: 1869: Freestanding Tower: Clock Tower: United Kingdom: Belfast: Height disputed in sources between 43 m (141 ft) and 34.5 m (113 ft) [110] If the greater height 13th tallest freestanding clock tower [111] 85

  7. Mategriffon - Wikipedia

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    Mategriffon or Matagrifone or Mathegriffon [1] or Rocca Guelfonia [2] was a medieval castle in Messina, Sicily, located in what is today Viale Principe Umberto. Its strategic position upon a rocky hill close to the historic city centre gave a commanding view of the harbour and Strait of Messina. In the 19th century it was converted into a prison.

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