The Zytglogge, the mechanical heart of the city of Bern
The Zytglogge in Bern has one of the very few astronomical clocks in Europe that still works and is fully mechanical.
A ticking sound has been heard in the middle of Bern’s Old Town for almost 500 years non-stop. It comes from the Zytglogge, a tower boasting one of the very few astronomical clocks in Europe that still works and is fully mechanical. “Feel the pulsations of the Zytglogge,” says Domenico Bernabei, inv...
