Batumi is an amazing city of contrasts, where the ancient architecture of romanticism and rococo coexist with modern buildings in the style of cubism. The architecture of the city is very original and unique. Different eras and unique styles are mixed in Batumi. In the city there are many fancy buildings of various shapes. The special atmosphere is created by structures in the form of towers.
Among the many buildings, the tower stands out, which is located on the avenue of the most historic district of Batumi. Being in the heart of this ancient part, the tower attracts heightened attention. And the thing is that there is a unique astronomical clock on the golden tower. They are much more than just decoration.
From a distance, the clock will seem quite ordinary, but it is worth getting closer to them, as you will see the most magnificent work of master architects. The watch is not only a visual masterpiece of art, it is also multifunctional. The clock mechanism indicates the position of the sun and determines the phases of the moon. On them it is possible to determine the horizon line and the meridian. The watch has a huge dial, made of silver metal. The bezel is covered with a layer of gold. At the ends of the giant arrows are located the spheres of the Sun and the Moon. At night, the dial is highlighted with a multi-colored light, in addition, the hands are highlighted separately. Such bright color lighting gives the tower a special charm.
The watch device has a rather complicated mechanism that can produce multi-faceted information. In addition to the standard current time and date, on the clock you can see the time that reflects the beginning of the rising and setting of the star. The clock recognizes the age of the moon, i.e., in which phase it is: growing or decreasing.
The astronomical clock also recognizes the location of the zodiacal constellations and the nearest planets. The clock device gives information about all sorts of phenomena of the sky, the occurrence of eclipses, the approach of a leap year, etc.
Every hour on the clock sounds a beautiful melody, instead of the usual battle. And the melodies are not repeated. Each time has its own music, therefore, without having a clock, you can determine the exact time by the melody. The clock allows not only to compare the time, they also serve as a visual aid for astronomy. You can learn the basics of this space science. Tower clocks have maximum accuracy. Ordinary hours at high humidity begin to lag, and at low - rush. An astronomical clock has a compensating pendulum, which helps them to always be accurate.
Despite the fact that you can use the ephemeris to get information about celestial bodies, it is much more interesting to see everything clearly. The Batumi astronomical clock is one of the rarest places of interest, since there are only a few of them around the world. Yes, and masters who create such masterpieces, is calculated in units.
The article was written on the basis of the story of the staff of the store's equipment for clocks and meteorological devices clock-parts - therefore, we have no doubt about the accuracy of the information.
