8 clocks that will impress you with their size and design

20/12/2019

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Geography Story: 8 clocks that will impress you with their size and design

What's the time? Nowadays people can answer this question by checking the time on the screens of their mobile phones. City tower clocks became symbols of their cities and some of them are considered as masterpieces. Let's check 8 clocks that are real decorations of their cities and attract many tourists every year.

#1 Abraj Al Bait in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

#2 Central do Brasil Clock in Rio de Janeiro

#3 Duquesne Brewery Clock in Pittsburgh, USA

#4 Colgate Clock in New Jersey, USA

#5 Old City Hall in Toronto, Canada

#6 Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago

#7 Big Ben, London

#8 Edinburgh floral clock

And what do you think about that? Do you have any interesting facts to share? If so, tell us in the comments below, please!

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46 Comments

Joseph Morgan

Big Ben is not a clock, it's the bell.

Jim Adams

#7 is wrong, Big Ben is the bell in the clock tower!

Gaby Venero

You forgot to include one of the most beautiful clocks ever, the Prague astronomical clock

ASPINNATO

Big Ben _ It's not the clock, Nor the tower. It's the bell That chimes the hour!

John Lazier

The most fascinating clock I have seen is in Prague. It is amazing

Rudy Datoc

How about the Steam Clock in Gastown, downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada?

Janet Dawn Baker

Gaby Venero, I also came to say that!

Debra Coleman

What about the beautiful clock in St Marks Square Venice.

Anita Clark Morton

Rudy Datoc, I've lived in the Okanagan area of B.C. most of my life, so I've seen the Steam Clock in Gastown many times. LOVE it, and love the whole of Gastown area. It's so unique