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The southern facade of the Winter Palace
from Palace Square
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The central pediment of the Winter Palace
adorned by the clock
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The dial of the clock
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The tower clock is installed on the south facade of
the Winter Palace. It adorns the central pediment, which is topped
by a finial in the shape of the imperial crown. Wherever you are on
Palace Square, you have a good view of the dark face of the clock
with gilded hands and Roman numerals. The mechanism is located further
back, in the attic of the palace. In the late 1830s a special wooden
clock house was built with a shaft for the weights and a flagstaff
was set up on the roof of the palace for the raising of the imperial
standard. Today, as before, the state flag of Russia flies above the
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