Astronomical clock/天文時計

太陽光がなくても正確な時を刻めるようになったのは、人類の進歩の一つ

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期待を超える仕掛け時計のパフォーマンスはないが、太陽系や人間の一生も表現した巨大な時計

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時計台の隣にてムービーが上映され、ロマネスクからゴシックへ姿を変えた大聖堂の歴史だけでなく、時について考えさせられる興味深い観光地

 

 

the astronomical clock is located in the South transept of the cathedral and is both an amazing masterpiece and a technical achievement : it is equipped with a calculator, unique in the world, which shows automatically the yearly dates of the movable feasts on a perpetual calendar. The ideal visiting time is at 12.30 pm when the 12 apostles pass before Christ, who blesses them, while a cock crows three times...

 

Entrance South portal, place from 11:30 to 12:00 except Sundays