There's a Clock Inside the Duomo That Runs Backwards — And Has Only One Hand

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-06

[00:00:02]The moment you step [music] inside the Duomo, look up above the main entrance.

[00:00:06]There is a clock.

[00:00:07]But, it is unlike [music] any clock you have ever seen.

[00:00:11]Painted in 1443 by the master of perspective Paolo Uccello, this clock runs on 24 hours, [music] not 12. It has only one hand, and it runs anticlockwise, backwards by modern standards, [music] because it measures time from sunset, not from midnight.

[00:00:30]It is called [music] the Ora Italica, the Italian hour, and it is the only one of its kind still [music] in its original place in the world.

[00:00:40]No limits, just the Duomo.

[00:00:43]Step inside the cathedral, turn around, look up, and watch time run backwards.

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