The Torre dei Lamberti stands in Verona, in northern Italy, and rises 276 feet (84 meters). Construction began in 1172, which makes it a medieval tower, and it was built up in stages over the following centuries.
Lightning struck the top in May 1403. Restoration started in 1448 and took sixteen years, during which the tower was expanded, and the clock was added in 1779. The later sections can be told apart from the older ones by their different materials, such as marble.
Two bells hang in the tower. The Marangona signals fires, work times and the hours. The larger Rengo calls people to arms or convenes the city councils, and it was rung during the Easter revolt of 1797 in Verona.
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