Clock tower

Historical Asset

Symbol of Cisternino, the clock tower, stands flirtatious and elegantly slender in the square, contrasting with the simplicity of the houses with unmistakable seventeenth and eighteenth-century appearance. The final aspect of the square dates back to the nineteenth century and it seems clear that the clock tower, was built in the second half of the NINETEENTH centuries, coinciding with the reconstruction of the façade of the mother church and the restructuring That the village itself underwent under the new neoclassical breath. The square, despite having undergone some profound modifications, still retains the original appearance of the seventeenth century, thanks to the ability of Anonymous Masons who have been able to harmonize the prospects of a random architecture, born spontaneously without an intact project. Within this spontaneous context fits perfectly the only architectural element built to follow a little ‘ what was the fashion of the eighteenth century; Create a clock in the main square. The tower was built in 1850, entruding the design to the Curri masters of Alberobello, architects of the Basilica of the SS. Medici.

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