✨ NEW at the DIA: "The Rooster’s Crow" Automaton Clock ✨ Every 15 minutes, the rooster atop this rare 16th-century automaton clock comes to life, flapping its wings and moving its beak. At each hour, this intricate clock’s individualized figures parade around an enthroned emperor, representing the electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Silver panels evoke landscapes of central and northern Europe, while helmeted figures and supporting lions add to the clock’s grandeur. This marvel of Renaissance tec

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