Gros Horloge et Beffroi, Rouen, 76000
Guide de tourisme Rouen, Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime (76),
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The visit
The tour route provides access to the set of the belfry and the pavillon de l'horloger.Discover this unique place; from the hall of the dials until the bell chamber, and through a Workshop of watchmaking .
The audio-guided tour of 40 minutes is clocked by the virtual ticking of one of the oldest clocks in Europe.
The tour explains in detail the meaning of the dial elements (in working condition) and the history of the monument and its role in the city throughout the ages.
At the top of the Belfry, exceptional view of 360 ° on the city.
At the city center, rue du Gros-Horloge , rue piéton link the cathédrale to square of the Vieux-Marché.The big clock in brief ...
Magnificent Renaissance arcade with an old clock mechanism, alongside a belfry tower hosting the bells of the city.
Not to be missed ...
The contemporary scenography on the watch mechanism, dials and Governor's appartment
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