Clock tower
Reversed hands.
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A huge bastion fortress on the right bank of the Danube opposite Novi Sad, nicknamed the Gibraltar of the Danube. The cornerstone of its present southern part was laid on 18 October 1692. Its best-known feature is the clock tower with reversed hands, the small hand showing minutes and the big hand hours, so that Danube fishermen could read the time from afar. Beneath the fortress runs a maze of surviving military tunnels and galleries more than 16 kilometres long. The fortress holds the City Museum of Novi Sad, artists' studios and cafes, and its walls give a superb view over the Danube, its bridges and the city; for years it also hosted the famous EXIT music festival. Walking around the fortress is free, while the museum and the guided tunnel tour have small fees in dinars, and the tunnel tour needs a small group or payment for a minimum number of tickets, per visitor guides. Sunset over the Danube is the best time.
Reversed hands.
Beneath the walls.
Over Novi Sad.
Petrovaradin, right bank of the Danube, Novi Sad
The small hand shows minutes and the big hand hours, so Danube fishermen could read the time from afar.
