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Astronomical Clock, Messina, Sicily, Italy [Photography]
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This is part of a series of photos from our trip to Sicily and Oxford, UK in September 2026
An astronomical clock in Messina, Sicily, southern Italy, constructed by the Ungerer Company of Strasbourg in 1933. It is built into the campanile of Messina Cathedral.
The mechanism was designed by Frédéric Klinghammer, with the artistic design based on plans by Théodore Ungerer. Parts of the design are similar to the Strasbourg…
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