![]() ![]() Over the years, some of these clock faces have been used for advertisement purposes like the Duquesne Brewery Clock. These clock towers are lasting landmarks with some famous ones being Elizabeth tower (Big Ben) in London, Zytglogge tower in Switzerland, and Rajabai tower in India. ![]() This clock was inspired by a clock called French Tower by Restoration Hardware. Other than telling time, these clocks are national monuments. Large Wall clock French Tower 18 OPEN FACED CLOCK OPEN FACED CLOCKS 30. The clock advertised different brands until 2017. Before being purchased by Duquesne Brewery Company in 1961, the clock was on the Hillside of Mount Washington and it displayed advertisements for various beverages. Franklin built it in Georgia and then shipped it to Pittsburgh. John Franklin designed the clock, and it is powered by a 1.25 horsepower Janett motor. The watch has a face with a diameter of 18 meters (60 feet) with a 7.6-meter (25 feet) hour hand and a 10.6-meter (35 feet) minute hand. The clock’s face has been used to advertise various brands over the years, including Coca-Cola. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Duquesne Brewery Clock was the world’s biggest single-faced clock when it was built in 1933. Image credit: Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock Central do Brasil Clock Central do Brasil Clock Tower, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a height of 32 meters, it is the highest clock. Find out about the history of the Elizabeth Tower from the first medieval clock tower built in the old Palace of Westminster to the design and construction. It was built on 22.98 acres of land donated by the Navin Fluorine Company. The Great Clock Tower (Byksaat) is one of the most important symbols of Adana, together with Takpr. About 25% of the clock’s area has a reinforced concrete slab where its machinery is fitted. As a floral clock, it is made up of plants and soil and has a diameter of about 24.25 meters (79.72 feet) with each of its hands weighing 1,763 pounds. The clock exceeds the next-biggest garden clock, in Switzerland, by about 2.2 meters (7.2 feet). When it first opened in 1912, the tower served as both a timekeeper for the residents and the local muezzin to call the devoted to prayer. The stubby white and yellow-gold structure sits in Alor Setar’s main square opposite the magnificent Zahir Mosque. Surat, India’s floral clock is the largest botanical clock and the third-largest clock face in the world. In English, Menara Jam Besar translates to ‘Big Clock Tower’. The mall had the largest leasable area in Europe from 2005 to 2011 and it is one of the largest malls in the world. Constructed in 2005, the digits of the clock are about 3 meters high (10 feet). The clock has a diameter of 32 meters (105 feet) and it was designed to beat the record set by the Floral clock in Tehran, Iran. The second-largest clock in the world is on the large glass roof of the Istanbul Cevahir Mall in Şişli district, Istanbul, Turkey. ![]()
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