The cathedral of Messina was orginally a norman structure. Most of the present cathedral is actually a reconstruction, the original building having been almost entirely destroyed by earthquakes and bombing in the war; a few segments of the original walls remain. The Campanile of the Cathedral of Messina is one of the most curious attractions of Italy. It rises to about 60 meters with its majestic mechanical clock, added to the bell tower in 1933, boasting the supremacy of being the largest astronomical clock in the world.

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