Tour de l'Horloge (Auxerre)
The Tour de l'Horloge (Eng. Clock tower ) is located in Auxerre in Burgundy , France . The original tower, also called the Tour Gaillarde , was part of a Gallo-Roman fortification and has been restored, expanded and raised many times over the centuries. Based on this tower, a city gate was built in 1483 , which also housed a prison. In the 17th century, the now well-known tower clock was donated by the rich citizens of the city , which was installed above the city gate and whose clockwork is in the former prison. The clock has two dials with Gothic ornaments , one on the east side and one on the west side of the gate. The special thing about the clock are its two clock hands , which move independently of each other. One has the sun as a symbol , the other the moon , and they accordingly indicate the position of the sun or the moon.
On the first floor of the tower there was a printing house in which the famous poet Nicolas Edme Restif de la Bretonne was employed in his youth.
The building has been classified as a monument historique since 1862 .
Today, the clock tower stands in the middle of the pedestrian zone of the old town of Auxerre, on Rue d'Horloge , and is a magnet for the many tourists who visit Auxerre year after year.
View from the east
View from the west
Watch from below
Dial
Web links
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 47 ° 47 ′ 45.4 " N , 3 ° 34 ′ 11.5" E