The way to the clock tower

by Felicia Tica

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The way to the clock tower

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Felicia Tica

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Clock Tower (Zytglogge)
Today it is one of Bern's most important sights. The ornate astronomical clock with its moving figures was built in 1530. It served as the city's main clock and thus had an authoritative function in Bern.

It was from there that travel times indicated on stone markers along the cantonal roads were measured. Standard units of length � formerly cubit and fathom, today meter and double meter � are displayed for the public in the arch of the gate.

The Clock Tower - Zytologe is a native of the Middle Ages clock tower with known astronomical clock and chimes in the city of Bern , Switzerland .
The repeatedly spiked tower was built as a western completion of the main street of the city of Bern was founded in 1191 1218-1220 . With each expansion of the city , which could take place in the bend of the Aare just to the west because of the location of the old town , the tower moved more to the center , lost its function as a defense tower and was subsequently used differently. Before a major fire in 1405 , he served as a prison. Thereafter he was appointed as the Clock Tower - rebuilt from the Bernese sandstone - Zytgloggeturm or shortly Clock Tower . Its clock tower with percussion gave the binding for the whole city time . From the tower , the leagues were measured.
In the 16th Century was the cuboid tower his towering figure and a new clock . In the arch of the gate , the decrees and regulations are posted and since the 18th Century the length for public inspection are attached . By the late Baroque alterations of 1770/71 he was fully integrated into its surroundings.

The Clock Tower houses one of the oldest tower clocks in Switzerland. Your movement is composed of five combined , housed in a common housing works : The clock movement, two stroke works and two works for figure games. From the hour axis of the going train of the pointers are driven by the two large upper 12-hour dials and the Astrolabiumsuhr . (Wikipedia)

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