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La Torre dell'Orologio (Padova) facade Piazza dei Signori

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English: La Torre dell'Orologio is a building of medieval origin that overlooks Piazza dei Signori in Padua. It stands between the Palazzo del Capitanio and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi. The tower was built in the first half of the fourteenth century as the eastern gate of the Royal Palace of Carrara. In 1428 it was raised and adorned in Gothic style and equipped with the famous astronomical clock. In 1531 the great triumphal arch was added to the base, designed by Giovanni Maria Falconetto.
Français : Piazza del signore à Padoue - La Torre dell'Orologioélevée et décorée dans le style gothique et équipé de la célèbre horloge astronomique date de 1428. En 1531, le grand arc de triomphe a été ajouté à la base, il a été conçu par Giovanni Maria Falconetto.
Italiano: La Torre dell'Orologio è un edificio di origine medievale che si affaccia su Piazza dei Signori a Padova. Si erge tra il Palazzo del Capitanio e il Palazzo dei Camerlenghi. La torre sorse nella prima metà del XIV secolo come porta orientale della Reggia Carrarese. Nel 1428 venne sopraelevata ed adornata in stile gotico e dotata del celebre orologio astronomico. Nel 1531 venne aggiunto il grande arco trionfale alla base, su progetto di Giovanni Maria Falconetto.
Giovanni Maria Falconetto  (1468–1535)  wikidata:Q1071025
 
Giovanni Maria Falconetto
Description Italian architect and painter
Date of birth/death circa 1468
date QS:P,+1468-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
1535 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Verona Edit this at Wikidata Padua Edit this at Wikidata
Work period Renaissance
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institution QS:P195,Q3995474
Date Taken on 24 May 2017
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Object location45° 24′ 31.5″ N, 11° 52′ 21.12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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