⚙️Commissioned from Flemish clockmakers in 1575
🏛️Weighs 5 tons, stands over 4 meters tall
🔧Restored in 1976 after being dismantled in 1864
This four-meter, five-ton giant has no face and no hands, yet it kept Barcelona on time for nearly 300 years by ringing the Cathedral bells. Commissioned from Flemish clockmakers in 1575, the Gran Rellotge is one of the city's most quietly astonishing engineering feats.
Historic engineering marvel
Cathedral-connected
Massive scale
Restored artifact
⚙️Commissioned from Flemish clockmakers in 1575
🏛️Weighs 5 tons, stands over 4 meters tall
🔧Restored in 1976 after being dismantled in 1864
This four-meter, five-ton giant has no face and no hands, yet it kept Barcelona on time for nearly 300 years by ringing the Cathedral bells. Commissioned from Flemish clockmakers in 1575, the Gran Rellotge is one of the city's most quietly astonishing engineering feats.
Historic engineering marvel
Cathedral-connected
Massive scale
Restored artifact