If you have visited the Pincio viewpoint in Rome, you will certainly have noticed it. Continuing beyond the belvedere you will take Viale dell’Orologio. This avenue takes its name from the presence of an ancient water clock, a precious example of the mechanical architecture of the end of the 19th century. In 1873 Giovan Battista Embriaco was asked to design it and it was built and positioned in the setting designed by Gioacchino Ersoch.
water clockHow it works is interesting
It is easy to see, through a transparent glass structure, how the water manages to operate the clock, set the pendulum in motion and supply the winding for the movement and the striking. The Pincio water clock is the only example of a water clock that can be found in Italian public gardens.
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