Torre delle Ore

The Torre delle Ore or Torre dell'Orologio is a clock-tower or turret clock located on Via Fillungo in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. Medieval Lucca, in the same way as other medieval urban areas in Italy flourished with private towers, worked for assurance, exemplified best today by the rest of the towers of San Gimignano. This pinnacle, the tallest in Lucca, was procured by the administration in the fourteenth century, and in 1390, it was chosen to house a clock. In Lucca, the adjacent Torre Guinigi with the scenographic tree-scape at the best is more gone to. It is currently claimed by the Comune of Lucca.

The present system of the clock dates to the eighteenth century. It is misty what the substance of the clock and the system comprised in 1390. Prior clock towers had hour markings. In 2015, it is conceivable to move to the pinnacle and view the component. There is a legend related with a young lady who sold her spirit to the villain, however was caught by the fallen angel endeavoring to stop the season of the clock. The huge structure goes back to 1390 in spite of the fact that the present check confront was connected in 1754 and the perfect timing instrument introduced two years already.