Astronomical clock, Bourges Cathedral, Bourges

Astronomical clock, built to commemorate the marriage of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou here on April 22nd, 1422 and the baptism of their son Louis XI by canon Jean Fusoris, in the nave of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The clock's shape resembles a medieval belfry and its painted decoration is by Jean d'Orleans. The face tells the time, the day of the lunar cycle and the corresponding zodiacal symbol. The original mechanism still works although an upper dial was added in the 17th century and the clock was entirely restored in 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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