The road of the gnomes
The Milan of the ’40s and ’60s, thanks to the genius – and inspiration – of the engineer Mario Cavallè, showed great creativit… Read the rest
The optical illusion of via Piccolomini
From here you can enjoy an incomparable view of the dome of St. Peter’s from a vantage point even better than the one you have from the square i… Read the rest
Valadier Temple, a jewel in the rock
Giuseppe Valadier was a 19th century architect who was given the task of designing a church for his hometown by Pope Leo XII in 1828. It would rise in… Read the rest
The rare clock that follows the equation of time
What we call noon is actually a Conventional noonday. Conventional because each solar day does not have the same duration as the previous one,therefor… Read the rest
Astrarium Clock
In Padua’s Piazza dei Signori, at the back, stands the former Palazzo del Capitano, which houses perhaps the first astronomical clock made in It… Read the rest
Clock Tower
The Clock Tower overlooks Freedom Square, onto which the Municipal Palace and Palazzo Sangallo open as a corollary. The tower, which also serves as th… Read the rest
Clock Tower and Museum of Time
The Clock Tower, rectangular in shape and built in 1472-73 to a design by Luca Fancelli at the request of Marquis Ludovico II, is so called because of… Read the rest
Hydrochronometer of the Pincio – The Water Clock
The result of a delicate marriage of art and science, it was made in 1867 by Giambattista Embriaco, a physicist and Dominican priest with a passion fo… Read the rest
Roman-style clock
Six-hour clocks, "so-called Roman-style clocks are special clocks that do not show the traditional division of time in XII hours, but in VI.
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The dragons of the island of San Giulio
One legend has it that St. Julius, a preacher and warrior who lived in the fourth century A.D., wanting at all costs to build his hundredth church, pu… Read the rest