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All Historic Clock and Bell Towers

Historic towers built chiefly to house a clock or bells this atlas records under Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures, including St Mark's Clocktower in Venice. Belongs here: any historic clock tower, bell tower, campanile or belfry this subcategory records. Does not belong here: a tower built chiefly for observation, communication or as a scenic landmark, gathered under this subcategory's own Observation, Communication and Landmark Towers group instead.

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Era of Emergence
50 BCE 1
Origin Region
Greece (Athens) 1
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  • Wikipedia, Clock tower, history section, era
    The earliest clock tower was the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which featured eight sundials and was created in the 1st century BC during the period of Roman Greece.
  • Wikipedia, Clock tower, history section, region
    The earliest clock tower was the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which featured eight sundials and was created in the 1st century BC during the period of Roman Greece.
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