Clock Tower
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more (often four) clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Assisi | The clock tower of the Cathedral of Assisi: "One can see on the bell tower a colossal one-handed liturgical clock showing the 24 hours of the hora italica (Italian time), a period of time ending with sunset at 24 hours." (wiki) | |
| Belfries | Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Clock tower of the Citadel of Gjirokastra, "a fairly recent addition to the castle's buildings" (Bradt guide) | |
| Blenheim Palace | East Courtyard clock tower, which is twice as old as Big Ben, with a clock made by Langley Bradley in 1710. | |
| Bridgetown | Parliament Building Clock Tower (after 1884), Main Guard Clock Tower in Garrison Historic Area (1803) | |
| Cartagena | Puerta del Reloj - early 18th century, converted from a bridge gate | |
| Corfu | In Old Fortress: added to a Venetian bell tower | |
| Dubrovnik | A dual-clock prominently displayed since 1929 on the old city's Bell Tower, originally constructed in 1444. | |
| Edinburgh | Balmoral Hotel clock tower (1902) | |
| Ferrara | The clock tower of the Delizia della Diamantina | |
| Graz | In 1559, the Clock Tower, the symbolic monument of Graz, was given its characteristic appearance, which has remained unchanged to these days (AB ev) - Converted from a watch tower (1265) into a clock tower (1560) (wiki de) | |
| Historic Cairo | At Mosque of Muhammad Ali - There is a brass clock tower in the middle of the northwestern riwak, which was presented to Muhammad Ali by King Louis Philippe of France in 1845. The clock was reciprocated with the obelisk of Luxor now standing in Place de la Concorde in Paris. (wiki) | |
| Independence Hall | The building was designed as a bell tower, but adorned with a clock already in 1753. | |
| Jaipur City, Rajasthan | City Palace: It is a sign of European influence in the Rajput court as the clock was installed in a pre-existing tower in 1873. (wiki) | |
| Karlskrona | Admiralty Clock Tower (combination of a Clock and Bell Tower), built in 1699 as a clock for the dockyard workers (church bell was added later) | |
| Kotor | In central Kotor, built in the 17th century | |
| Kremlin and Red Square | Spasskaya Tower: "According to a number of historical accounts, the clock on the Spasskaya Tower appeared between 1491 and 1585." - the tower itself dates from 1491 | |
| Levuka | Baroque stone tower with a clock that strikes once an hour, in front of the Church of the Sacred Heart (1858) | |
| Longobards in Italy | The clock tower of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Cividale | |
| Melaka and George Town | Melaka: Tan Beng Swee (Red) Clock Tower (1886) | |
| Modena | Torre dell'Orologio, late 15th century (at the Town Hall) | |
| Nice | Tour de l'Horloge: the clock tower has been demolished and rebuilt several times in its history. The tower that stands nowadays dates from 1718. At the time of its construction, it was isolated on the square, before the construction of the barracks Rusca, in 1780. | |
| Old City of Acre | Khan al-Umdan: In 1906 a clock tower was added adjacent to the main entrance to the khan to commemorate the silver jubilee of the rule of Ottoman sultan Abd al-Hamid II. (Wiki) | |
| Old City of Berne | Zytglogge: a medieval tower, "a clock was first installed above the gate in the early 15th century, probably including a simple astronomical clock and musical mechanism" | |
| Old Town of Galle | Galle Fort Clock Tower (1883) | |
| Oporto | Torre dos Clérigos | |
| Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles | Torre dell'Orologio on the Piazza dei Signori | |
| Paramaribo | At the Ministry of Finance (1839) | |
| Pienza | The tower of the Palazzo Comunale, built in terracotta, with long windows and crowned by a double row of battlements. (Wikipedia) | |
| Regensburg | Brückturm, a converted medieval watch tower | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Clock towers of the cathedrals of Lugo, Oviedo and Bilbao | |
| Safranbolu | Safranbolu Watchtower, built in 1797 with an English clock inside | |
| San Marino and Mount Titano | Palazzo Pubblico (Nomination file, p. 35) | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Part of the Cathedral:"The Clock Tower, also called Torre da Trindade or, Berenguela, is at the intersection of the Pratarías square and the Quintana square. (...) In 1833 a clock was placed on each side of the tower by Andrés Antelo, commissioned by the Archbishop Rafael de Vélez. As part of its mechanism it has two bells, one, at the hour, called Berenguela, and a smaller one marking the quarter hours." | |
| Siena | Torre del Mangia: originally a bell tower, a clock on the lower part of the shaft was added in 1360 | |
| Sighisoara | Built in the 14th century as a simple gate tower, in 1604 a wooden clock work was added | |
| Sintra | Pena Palace: a clock tower from 1843 | |
| Studley Royal Park | "Studley Royal House has distinct pavilion towers in all four corners surrounding a central courtyard and working clock tower." | |
| University of Coimbra | New clock tower of 1728 (AB ev) - "Its distinct shape results from one of the original purposes - to serve as an astronomical observation site, hence the “roofless” top" | |
| Val d'Orcia | The clock tower of the Palazzo dei Priori in Montalcino. | |
| Val di Noto | Catania Cathedral, Noto Cathedral | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Torre dell'Orologio at St. Mark Square: The tower was built during 1496 and 1497 and the mechanism of the clock was then built into it (wiki) | |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai | Rajabai Clock tower (1878) | |
| Westminster | At the Palace of Westminster: the official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower dates from 1859. | |
| Willemstad | Part of the Fort Church, originating in 1788. | |
| Yazd | Markar Clock Tower (1942) |
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