Gdańsk astronomical clock

The Gdańsk astronomical clock is a fifteenth-century astronomical clock in St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk, Poland.

History and description

The clock was constructed between 1464–1470 by

Standing 14 metres (46 ft) high, upon completion the clock was the largest in the world,[4] and it may remain the largest wooden astronomical clock.

During the World War II, in 1944, the clock was dismantled and hidden outside of Gdańsk. The dials and 70% of the housing, sculptures of the lower level, Scorpion’s pliers and the weight survived the war. In 2018, the clock, still with all its original mechanisms, went through a restoration process.^[5]

References

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54°21′00″N 18°39′12″E / 54.349900°N 18.653300°E / 54.349900; 18.653300

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