The Flower Clock was first unveiled in the city in 2009, on the 500th anniversary of Jean Calvin’s birthday.

The installation also coincided with the run-up to the Debrecen Flower Carnival.

The clock hands are decorated with the wings of the phoenix, which are one of the symbols of Debrecen.

The place where the sundial now stands is the site of the house in which Ferenc Kölcsey (author of the text of the Hungarian national anthem) once lived.