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culture

“There are
11 fountains,

11 museums,
11 historical

waterfalls,
and

11 towers!”

Square in
Solothurn with
clocks tower
the local dialect. Nowadays the number 11 is hammer – the metalwork sculpture performs
celebrated more and more as a brand, and in the Solothurner Lied, the town’s unofficial
Solothurn once you pay attention to it you see anthem.
it everywhere.
So, if you are interested and intrigued by the
Solothurn clock – do not be late! story, go there yourself and walk around the
The ultimate celebration of the number, town. Leaving aside the numerological issues,
however, is the famous “Solothurn clock”, it is one of the most beautiful baroque Swiss
which only shows eleven hours, and which settlements. If for you, the number after 10
plays the “Solothurn Song” on eleven bells has never been anything special, come to
at eleven o’clock. This clock, with its 11-hour Solothurn and see it celebrated in myriad
dial and missing number 12, is a confusing ways. Just make sure to get there before 11!
Fete des sciences to any unsuspecting passer-by.
anomaly
When its 11 cogs turn to chime its 11 bells
– courtesy of a harlequin dutifully striking a

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