CLOCKS OF EUROPE

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CLOCKS OF EUROPE SLOVENIA
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The Team
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Clock tower Ljubljana Castle

• On the top of the hill in the city of Ljubljana
  is the Ljubljana Castle. First mentioned in 1144
  as Laybach and in 1146 as Luwigana, the castle
  was rebuilt after a catastrophic earthquake in
  1511, taking on its current form. There are
  remains from Roman times, and Gothic and
  Renaissance architecture can be seen within the
  Castle walls.

• From the top of the Clock Tower built in 1848,
  there is a beautiful view of the city and the
  Kamniške Alps. As a point of interest, in the
  16th Century, there was a smaller tower The
  tower of 'piskacev', on which there was also a
  clock. The tower was named after the town
  musicians, who, dressed in green cloth, would
  play their instruments each day at 11 o'clock.

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Ljubljana Castle Clock Tower
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Ljubljana Castle
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Church clock Šmarna Gora , Ljubljana

• Located on the top of a hill, is the Church of
  St. Mary, dating back to the 13th Century. Inside
  the church we find the famous Langus frescoes,
  where many famous Slovenes are painted. Of
  particular interest is the Church Clock, which
  chimes every day at 1130 am in memory of the
  defeat of the Turks and the Turkish occupation.

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Church clock Šmarna Gora
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Ljubljana City Hall

• Today's City Hall was built in 1717, and stands
  on the original site of the City's magistrat from
  the year 1484. The architecture of the building
  is not the typical Baroch architecture found in
  the surrounding buildings. The entrance to the
  building is accentuated by stairs, arcades a
  balcony and a clock tower. There is a fountain
  within the courtyard of the building, and in
  front of the building, both the work of Italian
  sculpture Francesca Robbe.

• The clock on the clock tower was made in 1718,
  and also showed the phases of the Moon. When it
  was installed the mechanism which was to show the
  phases of the Moon was incorrectly connected to
  the clock's minute hand movement, so that the
  ball which indicates the Moon's phases completes
  a cycle every 11 hours rather than every 28 days.

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Ljubljana City Hall
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Sun dial Šentjernej Cartuzian Order Pleterje

• The wrought iron sun clock can be seen at the
  open air museum at the cloisters at Pleterje. The
  sun dial was made by Father Jure and Father
  Janez, members of the Cartuzian Order at
  Pleterje.

• Man has always measured time in some way, and one
  of the first ways was with the help of the sun.
  The sun dial or clock was important in the Middle
  Ages, and it was during this period that today's
  mechanised clock was invented.

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Sun dial - Pleterje
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Sun dial - Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Ljubljana

• In the 12th century, the first church was built
  on this site by the Ljubljana boatsmen and
  fishermen. The church was dedicated to Saint
  Nicholas. The original church was rebuilt in
  stages during the period from 1701 to 1704.

• On the south wall of the Cathedral is a sun dial
  or clock, dating back to 1826. It is the only
  clock of its kind that can still be seen in
  Ljubljana.

• Under the banner of Roman numerals is a quote in
  Latin, which reads
• NESCITIS DIEM NEQUE HORAM - which means YOU
  DON'T KNOW THE DAY OR THE HOUR

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Sun dial
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Cathedral of St. Nicholas
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• and thats our project on famous clocks in
  Slovenia! We hope you learned something new.
• But remember, dont let the pressure of time get
  to you!
• Bye!
• The kids who made it happen.
• mentors
• Diana Renko
• Barbara Zorec
• Note Some online sources were used by our
  students only for didactic purposes. For more
  information, you can contact Magdalena Bobek.