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Highly ornate clock, first public clock in Paris, on lower level of Clock Tower (1370) & below a Latin plaque roughly stating this machine makes 12 hrs teaches to protect justice & defend the laws at Conciergerie. Paris, France. | First public clock in Paris with allegorical figures representing Law & Justice at Conciergerie. Paris, France. | First public clock in Paris with Latin plaque above alluding to the crowns of Poland & France worn by the contemporary King Henri III at Conciergerie. Paris, France. | Detail of face of first public clock in Paris carved by Germain Pilon (16thC) at Conciergerie. Paris, France. |
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Astronomical Clock (1868) made by Louis-Auguste Vérité at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Astronomical Clock with many dials displaying information such as seasons, tides & eclipses at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Central dial on Astronomical Clock with image of Jesus Christ at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Clock face with image of Jesus Christ & ornate clock hands on Astronomical Clock at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. |
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Some of many measurement dials on Astronomical Clock at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Array of measurement dials on Astronomical Clock at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Tower of Astronomical Clock at Cathédrale St-Pierre. Beauvais, France. | Zodiac clock framed by carvings at Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France. |
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Astronomical clock (with sections 1598, 1660 & 1894) in St John's Cathedral. Lyon, France. | Astronomical clock face giving time, date, position of sun, moon & stars in St John's Cathedral. Lyon, France. | Astronomical clock face giving feastdays of saints in St John's Cathedral. Lyon, France. | Astronomical clock face in St John's Cathedral. Lyon, France. |
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Clock with holy figures on pedestal in Reims Cathedral. Reims, France. | Clock under facade peak of Cathedral of St Etienne. Metz, France. | Clock & rose windows of south side of Cathedral. Strasbourg, France. | Cow, lion, monkey gargoyles below clock tower on Notre Dame church. Dijon, France. |
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Great Clock (Gros Horloge) Renaissance archway & clock face. Rouen, France. | Great Clock archway & clock face beside belfry tower. Rouen, France. | Great Clock face & archway. Rouen, France. | Renaissance details of Great Clock. Rouen, France. |
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Great Clock face. Rouen, France. | Great Clock face. Rouen, France. | Great Clock face. Rouen, France. | Streetscape with Great Clock & belfry. Rouen, France. |
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Half-timbered buildings & clock tower on Place de l'Hotel de Ville. Auxerre, France. | Clock tower (Tour Gaillarde) (15thC). Auxerre, France. | Gothic clock face on Tour Gaillarde. Auxerre, France. | Clock / bell spire (50m) of Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France. |
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Details of roof & clock of City Hall. Chambéry, France. | Clock tower with bell-shaped spire at Château de Chantilly. Chantilly, France. | Details of clock, Athena & Baroque decoration of court of Honor (17thC) of Palace of Dukes of Burgundy. Dijon, France. | Kapellturm clock tower beside city hall. Obernai, France. Style: Gothic. |
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Clock & facade of Marble Court of first Versailles Palace. Versailles, France. | Half-timbered building & shop sign for clocks. Vannes, France. | Clock tower of Rennes City Hall. Rennes, France. Architect: Jacques Gabriel. | Clock tower on stone walls of old town. Concarneau, France. |
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Clock tower (14C) & St Denis church (12C) among roofs of old town. Amboise, France. | Clock tower (14C) spanning what was once main street. Amboise, France. | Lion of Arras emblematic animal atop flamboyant Gothic Town Hall belfry clock tower. Arras, France. | Tower & clock over entrance of Caen City Hall. Caen, France. |
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Surviving clock tower of hôpital de la Charité (demolished charity hospital) (17thC) at Place Bellecoeur. Lyon, France. | Clock tower atop Lyon City Hall (Hôtel de Ville) at Place des Terreaux. Lyon, France. | Clock Tower (15th-16thC) on Place de l'Horloge. Nimes, France. | Place de la République with Arles city hall, clock tower & Obelisk. Arles, France. |
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Clock tower of Aix-en-Provence city hall. Aix-en-Provence, France. | Upper details of clock tower of Aix-en-Provence city hall. Aix-en-Provence, France. | Clock & bell tower atop Orange city hall. Orange, France. | Tour de l'Horloge (clock tower) (1350-53) at Conciergerie. Paris, France. |
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Clock tower in line with other towers at Conciergerie. Paris, France. | Octagonal clock tower spire with zig-zag design atop Conciergerie. Paris, France. | Clock which once timed stock trading at Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Detail of clock tower & ornate building seen from Promenade du Paillon. Nice, France. |
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Art nouveau clock tower of Rouen rail station (1924). Rouen, France. | Beaux-Arts exterior clock facade of Musée d'Orsay, former Gare d'Orsay railway station. Paris, France. | Paris-Orlean railway symbols on clock tower of former Gare d'Orsay, now Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France. | Silhouette of visitors against former station clock face at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France. |
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Rail station clock (1900) by Victor Laloux at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France. |
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