Connected Sites
-
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"
See en.wikipedia.org
-
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)
See en.wikipedia.org
-
Built in the 14th century as a simple gate tower, in 1604 a wooden clock work was added
See en.wikipedia.org
-
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)
See en.wikipedia.org
-
-
-
-
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"
See www.uc.pt
-
-
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)
See www.orlogsstadenkarlskrona.se
-
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)
-
Torre del Mangia: originally a bell tower, a clock on the lower part of the shaft was added in 1360
See en.wikipedia.org
-
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."
See en.wikipedia.org
-
"Studley Royal House has distinct pavilion towers in all four corners surrounding a central courtyard and working clock tower."
See www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
-
-
The tower of the Palazzo Comunale, built in terracotta, with long windows and crowned by a double row of battlements. (Wikipedia)
See it.wikipedia.org
-
There is a clock tower at the beginning of the Souk, though it doesn't seem to have a name and isn't mentioned in the nom file either. It may be new.
See www.flickr.com
-
-
East Courtyard clock tower, which is twice as old as Big Ben, with a clock made by Langley Bradley in 1710.
See www.experienceoxfordshire.org
-
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.
See en.wikipedia.org
-
-
Baroque stone tower with a clock that strikes once an hour, in front of the Church of the Sacred Heart (1858)
See en.wikipedia.org
-
A dual-clock prominently displayed since 1929 on the old city's Bell Tower, originally constructed in 1444.
See www.waymarking.com
-
-
Clock tower of the Citadel of Gjirokastra, "a fairly recent addition to the castle's buildings" (Bradt guide)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clock towers of the cathedrals of Lugo, Oviedo and Bilbao
-
-
-
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.
See fr.wikipedia.org
-
-
-
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
See en.wikipedia.org
-
-
The building was designed as a bell tower, but adorned with a clock already in 1753.
See en.wikipedia.org
-
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)
-
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)
See de.wikipedia.org
-
-
-
Parliament Building Clock Tower (after 1884), Main Guard Clock Tower in Garrison Historic Area (1803)
See en.wikipedia.org
-
-
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)
-
-
