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Tower Clock Mechanism

The tower clock mechanism on display in our museum is supposed to be manufactured in France in late 19th or early 20th centuries.
The tradition of tower clocks has been carried out by Europeans. These clocks have begun to be seen at churches and palace towers since 13th century. Right after that the use of astronomic clocks began in 14th century. The clocks made by De Dondi (Italy, 1348-1362) and the clock made by Henri de Vick for the King Charles V (France,1360) are some of the first examples of this group.
However this tradition became widespread in 14th century in Europe, it found acceptance in the late 16th century (immediately after the reign of Suleyman the Magnificient) in Ottoman lands.The existence of the clock tower of the Banyakula Ferhat Pasha Mosque (1577) and the Skopje clock tower also supports this thesis.
(Reference: Clock Towers of Anatolia, Prof. Dr. Hakkı Acun).

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