Torre dell'Orologio - Revision history

Soranin at 16:21, 3 May 2026

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	\|description = Venice's clocktower		\|description = Venice's clocktower
	\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]		\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
	\|~~date~~ = ~~Construction completed in~~ 1497}}		\|dateconstructed = 1497
	The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', known ~~also~~ as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', is one of the landmarks that borders the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].		}}
			The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', also known as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', is one of the landmarks that borders the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].

	==History==		==History==
	Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon and the dominant sign of the {{Wiki\|Zodiac}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre dell'Orologio]]</ref>		Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon, and the dominant sign of the {{Wiki\|Zodiac}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre dell'Orologio]]</ref>

	According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.<ref name="Database" />		According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.<ref name="Database" />

	The Torre dell'Orologio ended up serving one very important practical purpose; it was used by sailors in the nearby harbor to time their departures with the tides.		The Torre dell'Orologio ended up serving one very important practical purpose; it was used by sailors in the nearby harbor to time their departures with the tides.<ref name="Database" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	~~{{AC2}}~~
	[[Category:Towers]]		[[Category:Towers]]
	[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]

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	{{Landmarks Infobox		{{Landmarks Infobox
	\|image = Torre delorologio.jpg		\|image = Torre delorologio.jpg

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	\|image = ~~Torre_delorologio~~.jpg		\|image = Torre delorologio.jpg
	\|~~imgdesc~~ = Venice's clocktower		\|description = Venice's clocktower
	\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]		\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
	\|date = Construction completed in 1497}}		\|date = Construction completed in 1497}}

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon, and the dominant sign of the {{Wiki\|Zodiac}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre dell'Orologio]]</ref>		Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon and the dominant sign of the {{Wiki\|Zodiac}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre dell'Orologio]]</ref>

	According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.<ref name="Database" />		According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.<ref name="Database" />

imported>RebeccaAWB: Heading fix, replaced: ==Appearance== → ==Appearances==, ==Reference== → ==References==

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	*A [[Glyphs\|glyph]] could be found on the roof of the landmark.		*A [[Glyphs\|glyph]] could be found on the roof of the landmark.

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{AC2}}		{{AC2}}
	[[Category:Towers]]		[[Category:Towers]]
	[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]

imported>Lady Kyashira at 05:20, 21 December 2018

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	\|image = Torre_delorologio.jpg		\|image = Torre_delorologio.jpg
	\|imgdesc = Venice's clocktower		\|imgdesc = Venice's clocktower
	~~\|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''~~
	\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]		\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
	\|date = Construction completed in 1497 ~~C.E.~~}}		\|date = Construction completed in 1497}}
	The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', known also as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', is one of the landmarks that borders the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].		The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', known also as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', is one of the landmarks that borders the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].

	==History==		==History==
	Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon, and the dominant sign of the Zodiac.		Constructed in the late 15th century as a display of Venice's wealth, the Torre dell'Orologio displays the time of day, the current phase of the moon, and the dominant sign of the {{Wiki\|Zodiac}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre dell'Orologio]]</ref>

	According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.		According to legend, the designers of the clock face were blinded once their work was complete, so they could never duplicate it elsewhere. While this is probably false, the designers did live inside the clock tower for the rest of their lives to maintain it.<ref name="Database" />

	The Torre dell'Orologio ended up serving one very important practical purpose; it was used by sailors in the nearby harbor to time their departures with the tides.		The Torre dell'Orologio ended up serving one very important practical purpose; it was used by sailors in the nearby harbor to time their departures with the tides.
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*A [[Glyphs\|glyph]] could be found on the roof of the landmark.		*A [[Glyphs\|glyph]] could be found on the roof of the landmark.

			==Appearance==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''

	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*''[[~~Assassin's Creed II~~]]''		{{Reflist}}
			{{AC2}}
			[[Category:Towers]]
	[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]

imported>Piero.schiavone1994 at 22:18, 2 May 2018

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	{{WP-REAL\|St Mark's Clocktower}}		{{WP-REAL\|St Mark's Clocktower}}
	{{Landmarks Infobox		{{Landmarks Infobox

imported>Bovkaffe at 23:40, 29 July 2014

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	\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]		\|location = [[San Marco District (Venice)\|San Marco District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
	\|date = Construction completed in 1497 C.E.}}		\|date = Construction completed in 1497 C.E.}}
	The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', known also as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', ~~was~~ one of the landmarks that ~~bordered~~ the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].		The '''Torre dell'Orologio''', known also as '''The Clock Tower''' or '''Saint Mark's Clocktower''', is one of the landmarks that borders the [[Piazza di San Marco]] in the [[Italy\|Italian]] city of [[Venice]].

	==History==		==History==

imported>Amnestyyy at 10:50, 25 November 2013

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
	[[Category:Venice]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]
	~~[[Category:Landmarks~~]]

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
	~~{{AC2}}~~
	[[Category:Venice]]		[[Category:Venice]]
	[[Category:Landmarks]]		[[Category:Landmarks]]