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An observatory in the citadelle - in summer, the ball is raised and strikes at 1pm so that once a day, sailors know exactly what time it is.

Coincidentally, the only non-military building in the citadelle.

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An observatory in the citadelle - in summer, the ball is raised and strikes at 1pm so that once a day, sailors know exactly what time it is. Coincidentally, the only non-military building in the citadelle.