Photo: Cristina Guaetta, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortress / Tower
Fanzago's astronomical clock
Civic tower with astronomical clock in Clusone, Bergamo, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°53′27″ N, 9°56′53″ E
- Address
- Piazza dell'Orologio 21
About
Fanzago's astronomical clock is an astronomical clock in Clusone, Italy. It is housed in a medieval tower in the southwest corner of the Palazzo Comunale. Dating from 1583, it was designed by local mathematician Pietro Fanzago, and still runs on its original mechanism, with restorations in 1873, 1928 and 2006.
The clock's dial has a diameter of 3.5 metres (11 ft). It has a single hand, which rotates anticlockwise, and three concentric rotating rings inside the chapter ring. The dial indicates the hour, the day, the month, the position of the Sun and Moon in the zodiac, the moon phase, and the duration of the hours of darkness through the year.
The inscription underneath the dial is in Latin:
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Photos
Getting there
Address
Piazza dell'Orologio 21
Aeroporto Militare Antonio Locatelli30.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Fanzago's astronomical clock?
Fanzago's astronomical clock is in Clusone, in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy), Italy. Address: Piazza dell'Orologio 21. GPS coordinates: 45.89095, 9.94795.
What else is there to see near Fanzago's astronomical clock?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Marinoni Barca (100 m away), Museo arte tempo (Clusone, Italy) (100 m away), Palazzo Fanzago (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Torre dell'Orologio a Clusone — Cristina Guaetta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre dell'Orologio Planetario Fanzago a Clusone — Davide Bianco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre dell'Orologio Planetario Fanzago di Clusone — Davide Bianco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre dell'Orologio Planetario Fanzago — Davide Bianco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clusone Municipio Orologio Fanzago 1 — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clusone orologio fanzago — No machine-readable author provided. Paolo da Reggio~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clusone, Orologio Planetario — Carmen.salv, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2010 8 29 Clusone tower clock 1583 — BORGATO Pierandrea, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clusone piazza dell'orologio - panoramio — Emanuela Meme Giudic…, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences