Tales Of Two-Fisted Clock Repair

[lederhosen]

For silverblue, if she hasn't already seen it:

For a year from September 2005, under the nose of the Pantheon's unsuspecting security officials, a group of intrepid "illegal restorers" set up a secret workshop and lounge in a cavity under the building's famous dome. Under the supervision of a group member, Jean-Baptiste Viot, a professional clockmaker, they repaired the antique clock that had been left to rust in the building since the 1960s. Only when their clandestine revamp of the elaborate timepiece had been completed did they reveal themselves.

Comments

[dilph.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord. That is AWESOME!

[ambitious-wench.livejournal.com]

I loved this when I read it. I have to wonder if they will keep it wound up now, though.

I suppose it's my capitalist upbringing that makes me wonder how much they spent restoring the clock, too.

Did you see the article about the underground temple in Northern Italy?