St Mark`s Clocktower

St Mark`s Clocktower (Torre dell`Orologio) in Venice is not merely an old clock tower but a true masterpiece of Renaissance engineering and astronomy, which for more than five centuries has served as the "ceremonial entrance" to the city`s main shopping street. If you are used to walking past it across St Mark`s Square while hurrying to the Basilica or the Doge`s Palace, you risk missing one of the city`s most intriguing sights.