A trip to the clock tower is typically protected in excursions of the highlights of St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco), consisting of St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale), and the bell tower; bypass-the-line tickets are a must for these popular points of interest. Sitting excessive above St. Mark’s Square and visible from the Grand Canal, the incredible clock in St. Mark’s Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio) has served as Venice’s authentic timepiece for more than 500 years. A specific landmark of Venetian architecture, St. Mark’s Clock Tower is part of a fifteenth-century building proposing the imperative tower idea to be designed by means of Mauro Codussi flanked with the aid of two shorter wings on either facet. The clock mechanism has changed over time, with a later addition of panels with Roman numerals and Venice’s winged lion symbol, however the two massive bronze figures that strike the hours on a bell, the copper statues of the Virgin and Child, and the clock face are all original. The clock displays not best the time of day however additionally the current zodiac signal and section of the moon.