Torre dell'Orologio

The Clock Tower on Saint Mark's Square : Venice, IT

The clock tower that graces Piazzo San Marco was started in the 1490s. Its Renaissance facade features a winged lion -- the mascot of Venice -- and the Virgin Mother and Child. In the circular facade are the symbols of the Zodiac. The clock is topped by a bell and two ringers. On Epiphany and Ascension, depictions of the three Wise Men, led by a trumpeter angel, emerge and bow before the Virgin. 

Detail of the Zodiac feature on the Clock Tower : Venice, IT

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 6/2013

At the Foot of the Pont du Mont Blanc

The Flower Clock : Geneva, CH

At the foot of the Pont du Mont Blanc (the Mont Blanc Bridge) are two sights that signal you've entered the center of Geneva: The Flower Clock and the National Monument. The former pays homage to the Swiss clock making industry. Some of the finest watchmakers in world are found in this little Alpine nation--Tag Heuer, Rolex, Omega, Swatch. You can get a Tag Heuer for as much as CHF 6900 or a Swatch for as little as CHF 100.

National Monument : Geneva, CH

The second photo commemorates Geneva joining the rest of Switzerland in 1815. The Flower Clock and the National Monument are next to each other and are a great point for starting your tour of Geneva.

Photo copyright: Janet Kincaid, 07/09