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Torre dell'Orologio (Clock Tower)

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History

The ‘Torre dell’Orologio’ is certainly one of the most beautiful and interesting towers in Vicopisano. Various elements contribute to this reputation: its ancientness (first half of 12th cent.), its remarkable height, the presence of a complete series of stone corbels that once supported a timber balcony, the ”sporto”, and the fact that it has been used for centuries as a bell-tower.

The tower is currently used as a bell tower with the addition of a four-pitch roof, but the original structure dates back to the 12th-13th centuries and it was probably built for military purposes, as a control tower for the road leading to the ancient castle of Vico, located in the area of Palazzo Pretorio. 

It is completely constructed in “verrucano” stones, except for the top part, which has been restored several times in the 16th century and later on; it features a great number of stone corbels that, in Middle Age, used to support the external timber structures, balconies or platforms on the outside of the tower. We can still see the pointed arch doors that led into the timber structure itself.

The present tower is 25 meters high; its soaring aspect is due to its irregular plant (3.8 x 5.6 m). From some structural and iconographical details, the tower can be placed in the same construction period as Palazzo Pretorio. Fortunately, when the tower lost its former function of offense/defense, it was not demolished, but reused as a bell-tower, thanks to its considerable height. The clock - that still exist on the west side of the tower - has preserved the original 18th century cogwheels, but there are documents showing that the clock already existed in the 16th century.

"In the theory of relativity there is no unique absolute time, but instead each individual has his own personal measure of time that depends on where he is and how he is moving."

(Stephen Hawking)

Go visit it!

Since October 2020, due to an impressive restoration work carried out thanks to the MiBACT crowdfunding Art Bonus it's possible to visit the second tower entirely, climbing up to the belfry and enjoy a unique view of Vicopisano!

Highlights

  • built in: XIII century
  • height: 20 meters circa
  • where: Vicopisano, via Lante 47
  • guided tours: here all the information

Guided tours

Arrangements, times and tickets

See also
  • Hundred towers' city
  • Rocca del Brunelleschi
  • Torre del Soccorso and its walkway
  • Romanesque parish churches... and more
  • Palazzo Pretorio

See also

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Pieve di Santa Giulia

Christmas' magic

A territory full of wonders

Verruca's history

Romanesque churches ....and more

A village full of details

The Verruca: the exibition "L'aratro e il calamo"

Monte Pisano: nature, wellness & sport

Torre delle Quattro Porte (Four Gates Tower)

Extra virgin oil: our "green gold"

Torrione mura est e ovest

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