The New Town Astronomical Clock was not as impressive as its Old Town cousin in terms of architectural splendor, and it wasn’t adorned with the same figurative decorations and statues. What was interesting about this clock, however, was that it was an Italian-style astronomical clock. Its most famous counterpart can be found in the Italian town of Padua on the Palazzo del Capitano (some consider the Padua clock, built in 1344, destroyed by fire in 1390, and rebuilt in 1423, the world’s oldest).