The Medieval Tower was began in the XII Century, and on several occasions raised. You can note it nowadays by the different materials used, as tuff brick and marble. The restoration lasted until 1464, and the large clock was added much later, in 1779.
It is the highest tower of Verona, 84 meters, and we don’t know who proyected and restored it. It raises near of the “Palazzo della Ragione”, an ancient centre of the free municipality and dominates “Piazza Erbe”, which was the ancient Roman Foro. You can reach the summit with the stairs or for the laziest, a convenient elevator.
On the tower were placed two bells, the smallest served to mark the hours, and in order to indicate the fire. The biggest one to gather the Town Council and call the citizens to the arms in order to defend the city.
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