Zytglogge Tower, Bern, Switzerland
Completed: 1405 (rebuilt in 1527)
Height: 16 meters (52 feet)
Observation deck
A 50-minute tour ($16) starts daily at 2:30 p.m. Reservation required.
Special features
Figurines next to the clock rotate, and every hour a larger figure appears to hammer the gilded bell that rings at the top of the tower. Apart from time, the astronomical clock also features a lunar dial, 12 zodiac signs, a calendar dial and a planisphere (star chart).
Historic uses
The Clock Tower served as Bern's first western city gate during the city's expansion around 1220. It was transformed briefly into a prison before becoming a clock tower.
Bern's Clock Tower (Zytglogge), Bahnhofplatz 10a, 3011 Bern, Switzerland

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