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This is a list of clock towers by location, including only clock towers based on the following definition:
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.
The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock which often marks the hour (and sometimes segments of an hour) by sounding large bells or chimes, sometimes playing simple musical phrases or tunes.
Africa
Egypt
Kenya
Libya
Nigeria
South Africa
Tanzania
Tunisia
Americas
Argentina
Aruba
Willem III Tower at Fort Zoutman , Oranjestad, Aruba .
Barbados
Brazil
.
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
Relógio Municipal , Manaus .
Ceará
Atual Coluna da Hora at Praça do Ferreira , Fortaleza .
Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Estação Central at Praça Rui Barbosa , Belo Horizonte .
Praça Rui Barbosa , Belo Horizonte
Museu da Inconfidência , Ouro Preto
Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes , Belo Horizonte
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem , Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte City Hall , Belo Horizonte
Centro de Cultura Belo Horizonte (CRModa ), Belo Horizonte
Praça Doutor João Penido , Juiz de Fora
Praça Doutor Jorge Frange, Uberaba
Torre do Relógio da Paróquia Nossa Senhora Saúde, Lambari
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Pedro Leopoldo
Igreja São José , Belo Horizonte
Museu de Artes e Ofícios , Belo Horizonte
Pará
Paraíba
Torre da Igreja do Convento São Francisco de Assis Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário Campina Grande
Torre da Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja Evangélica Congregacional Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja do Convento Ipuarana Lagoa Seca
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora de Santana Alagoa Nova
Torre da Basílica Catedral Nossa Senhora das Neves João Pessoa
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Rita de Cássia Santa Rita
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Areia
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho Esperança
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Ingá
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora das Dores Mogeiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Itabaiana
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Sapé
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Mari
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Livramento Bananeiras
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora das Dores Monteiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Serra Branca
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Sumé
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Picuí
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Carmo Borborema
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Serraria
Torre da Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz Guarabira
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Rosário Pirpirituba
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Pilões
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Maria Madalena Teixeira
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho Princesa Isabel
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição São Mamede
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Piedade Cajazeiras
Coluna da Hora Praça Getúlio Vargas Pombal
Torre do Relógio Praça Cel. José Ferreira de Barros São João do Rio do Peixe
Paraná
Pernambuco
Faculdade de Direito do Recife,
Recife
Rio Grande do Norte
Torre da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Apresentação Natal
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Parelhas
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora de Sant'Ana Currais Novos
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora da Guia Acari
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Jardim do Seridó
Torre da Igreja Matriz São José Carnaúba dos Dantas
Torre da Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário Caicó
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Jucurutu
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Florânia
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Rita de Cássia Santa Cruz
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Mossoró
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Ó Serra Negra do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Campanário de Pedra, Flores da Cunha .
Rio de Janeiro
Central do Brasil , Rio de Janeiro .
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Clock Tower,
Aparecida .
Luz Station , São Paulo
Clock Tower of The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Clock Tower,
Aparecida
Farol do Jaguaré , São Paulo
Praça do Relógio at University of São Paulo , São Paulo
O Relógio da Sé at Praça da Sé , São Paulo
CEAGESP , São Paulo
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian , Ribeirão Preto
Clock Tower at Swiss Park , Campinas
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição , Franca
Paranapiacaba , Santo André
Relógio Félix Guisard - CTI , Taubaté
Santuário de Santa Terezinha , Taubaté
Palácio das Indústrias , São Paulo
Post Office Palace , São Paulo
Paróquia Santo Antonio , São Paulo
Chile
In 2013, a research made by newspaper La Tercera revealed that only 5 out of 25 clock towers are functioning in Santiago , mostly because of financial issues and lack of interest by the owners.[3]
Canada
Montreal Clock Tower , Quebec .
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Brampton City Hall , Brampton , Ontario
Cambridge City Hall , (formerly Galt City Hall) Cambridge, Ontario
Cathedral Church of St. James , Toronto
Central Post Office (Ottawa)
Dominion Building, Brampton
Hamilton City Hall
Soldiers' Tower (University of Toronto),
Toronto
Mississauga Civic Centre in Mississauga
Old City Hall (Toronto) , Toronto
Peace Tower , Parliament Hill Ottawa
Planet Snoopy (formerly Hanna-Barbera Land ), Canada's Wonderland , Vaughan
Queen Street Viaduct , Toronto
Queen's Quay Terminal , Toronto
Ridley College , St. Catharines
Royal Military College of Canada , Kingston, Ontario
St. Lawrence Hall , Toronto
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, Ontario)
Summerhill-North Toronto CPR Station,
Toronto
Toronto Fire Services Station 227, Toronto
Upper Canada College , Toronto
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , Peterborough, Ontario
Fire Hall and Police Station, Exhibition Place , Toronto
Toronto Fire Service Station 315, former Toronto Fire Department Hose Station # 8,
Toronto - 1972 replica of 1878 tower
Press Building, Exhibition Place , Toronto
former Toronto Fire Department Fire Hall Number 3, Toronto - tower now on top of new commercial building at 484 Yonge Street
Toronto Fire Station 312, former Toronto FD Hall #10
former North York Fire Hall # 1 hose drying tower - now located at Princess Park behind Empress Walk
Etobicoke Civic Centre clock tower, Toronto
East York Civic Centre , Toronto
Quebec
Mexico
Peru
United States
Asia
Bangladesh
China
Bhutan
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Haifa , Ottoman clock tower (c. 1898-1900)
Safed , Ottoman clock tower at the "Saraya" (government house), inaugurated in 1900
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Name
Location
Built
Image
Merdeka Memorial Clock Tower
Parit , Perak
1963
Coronation Memorial Clock Tower
Kuala Kangsar , Perak
1939
Sungai Petani Clock Tower
Sungai Petani , Kedah
1936
Merdeka Memorial Clock Tower
Kulim , Kedah
1957
Parit Buntar Clock Tower
Daerah Kerian , Perak
1961
Jubilee Clock Tower
George Town, Penang
1902
Malayan Railway Building
George Town, Penang
1909
Birch Memorial Clock Tower
Ipoh , Perak
1909
Clock tower
Kota Bharu , Kelantan
Atkinson Clock Tower
Kota Kinabalu , Sabah
1905
Malay College Kuala Kangsar Clock Tower
1955
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
Kuala Lumpur
1897
Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower , Stadhuys Square
Malacca
1886
Teluk Intan Leaning Tower
Teluk Intan , Perak
1885
Myanmar
Nepal
Name
Location
Built
Image
Notes
Ghanta Ghar
Birgunj
Ghanta Ghar
Kathmandu
The tower was destroyed in an earthquake in 1990, and subsequently rebuilt, but does not look exactly like the previous version.
Dharan clock tower
Dharan
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Turkey
Main article:
List of clock towers in Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Europe
Albania
Main article:
List of clock towers in Albania
Austria
Denmark
Finland
Central railway station, Helsinki,
Finland
France
Germany
Uhrenturm Wittenberge
Greece
Ireland
Church of St Anne (Shandon)#ClockIsle of ManChurch of St Anne Clock Tower in
Shandon ,
Cork City
Isle of Man
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Serbia
The Clock Gate or Sahat Kula (Сахат кула) (clock tower) at the fortress wall of the Belgrade Fortress , Belgrade , Serbia .
Slovakia
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Hopwood Clock Tower , Palmerston North
See also
References
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