Time stood still at the Clock Museum in Ploiesti, Romania
Hello friends
Ploiesti, an amazing city in Romania, in addition to the multitude of sights here I also discovered that here in Ploiesti was built the first refinery in the world, interesting not.
But today we don't visit the old refinery but we go to an even more interesting place, the Nicolae Simache Clock Museum.
Every time I discover a museum that of course attracts my attention I get in my mind the desire to visit it, I must admit that I had the opportunity to see museums that I didn't like, especially the military ones (I must admit that I'm not a big fan of these types of museums).
The Clock Museum is located on Nicolae Simache Street, number 1, it was expected that the street would bear the same name as the one who created it, the museum's visiting program is from Tuesday to Sunday from 9-17, Monday the museum is closed.
The cost of an adult entrance ticket is 12lei/2,4euro and to take photos inside there is an additional fee of 20lei/4euro.
The museum was opened sometime in 1963 when it was first housed in a different building and moved to its current location a few years later.
In the courtyard of the museum there is a statue of the man who came up with the idea of the museum's clock, since I entered the museum I was impressed, I have never seen so many clocks.
Let's take a few steps through the mists of time
From what I had read the oldest clock that is exhibited here is from 1562, there are many objects to measure time here and not to bore you with data about the clocks exhibited here I leave a link where the curious will certainly find valuable information.
The museum's collection includes very old pieces: astronomical clocks from 1544 and 1562 made in the Netherlands and Augsburg, sundials from the 17th and 18th centuries made in Paris, the water clock made in 1654 in London, furniture clocks, mantel clocks, wall clocks, pocket and travel clocks, hourglasses and many more.
Pocket watches make up the largest category, with the earliest piece made in Germany in 1652, followed by pocket watches made in France, England and Switzerland.
You'll also find a few curiosities: the mystery clock whose mechanism is embedded in the bezel and has a transparent dial, the miniature "steam factory" clock, the "barber's" clock.
This was the story of the Ploiești Clock Museum.
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