Talk:St Mark's Clocktower

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The title (St Marks Clocktower) is, I think, incorrect. This is not the name of the building, which is almost always called just the Clock Tower or (in Italian) la Torre dell'Orologio.

I have never to the best of my recollection heard it called "St Mark's" and in all the books which I have consulted which mention the tower (about a dozen) it is called either Clock Tower or Torre dell'Orologio or (in a book in French) Tour d'Horloge. One (19th century) book referred to it as the Merceria Tower.

An article about the clock in the Horological Journal calls it St Mark's Clock, but that is hardly reliable evidence of the correct name.

The prefix 'St Mark's' may occasionally be used in conversation to identify it as being in the Piazza but I cannot find any indication that that is the right name.

I therefore propose to change the title to 'Clock Tower, Piazza San Marco, Venice' unless good reason is shown not to do so.

There will be an automatic redirect from St Mark's Clocktower and there is also a redirect from Torre dell'Orologio, so no confusion will be caused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Waysider1925 (talk • contribs) 16:41, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inscription[edit]

It has been noted here of the existence of the inscription "Horas non numero nisi serenas" on sundials (plural). However here there is mention of a single dial on the clockface. Is there any information as to when was this sundial plus inscription was added (1499 seems a reasonable guess) and the location of other sundials?Lmstearn (talk) 14:17, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sulpture changed by Napoleon Bonaparte[edit]

The sculpute with Saint Marc's lion on the Blue Clock tower, originally contained a Doge. Napoleon Bonaparte had that removed. Is it okay to add that? Eriktoussaint (talk) 14:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]