St Mark’s Clocktower

The Clock Tower in is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the , at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: clock tower on piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Torre dell’Orologio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza San Marco and Doge’s Palace.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. is situated 120 metres southeast of St Mark’s Clocktower.

Church
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The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and San Polo.

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

St Mark’s Clocktower

Latitude
45.43474° or 45° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
12.33893° or 12° 20′ 20″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 410344943
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
7627411
Wiki­data ID
Q966625
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“St Mark’s Clocktower” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Mark saat qülləsi”
  • Chinese: “圣马可时钟塔”
  • Croatian: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Dutch: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Esperanto: “Venecia Horloĝturo”
  • Estonian: “Püha Markuse kellatorn”
  • French: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • French: “tour de l’Horloge”
  • French: “Tour de l’Horloge”
  • German: “Uhrenturm St. Markus”
  • German: “Uhrturm von San Marco”
  • Hungarian: “Óratorony”
  • Italian: “torre dell’orologio”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’orologio”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Korean: “시계탑 (베네치아)”
  • Korean: “시계탑”
  • Macedonian: “Саат кула Свети Марко”
  • Malay: “Menara jam St Mark”
  • Polish: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Polish: “Wieża zegarowa na placu św. Marka”
  • Polish: “Wieża zegarowa”
  • Romanian: “Turnul cu ceas din Veneția”
  • Russian: “Часовая башня Святого Марка”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Slovenian: “Stolp svetega Marka s stolpno uro”
  • Slovenian: “Stolpna ura Svetega Marka”
  • Spanish: “Torre del Rejoj”
  • Spanish: “Torre dell’Orologio”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Mark Saat Kulesi”
  • Venetian: “Tor del Rełogio”

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