The Clock of Flowing Time
Uhr der fließenden Zeit
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

📜 13 meters high water clock in Berlin Europa-Center, designed by Bernard Gitton.
🔍 Displays time by filling glass spheres with brightly colored liquid in a 12-hour cycle.

Why Go

🕰️ Astonishingly accurate water clock, keeps time with two-minute precision
✨ Hourly spectacle, especially at 1 pm when the whole clock empties
🧠 Clever play on the Pythagorean cup principle for siphoning water
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Popular attraction drawing a constant crowd

Tips

👀 Most interesting at the turn of the hours when minute bulbs empty
📍 Located in Europa shopping center, freely available

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