Tour de l'Horloge

In the heart of Auxerre's partly medieval commercial precinct, this golden, spire-topped clock tower was built in 1483 as part of the city's fortifications. On the beautiful 17th-century clock faces (there's one on each side), the sun-hand indicates the time of day; the moon-hand shows the day of the lunar month.

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