8 clocks that will impress you with their size and design

12/20/2019

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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

Now we are waiting for your response! What is your opinion? Is there anything you want to share with us? Your comments count!

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What are your thoughts on this subject?

45 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?

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

Anita Clark Morton

Seen Big Ben Clock Tower many times when I lived in Northern England. LOVED it!

Jim Mascair

I like the floral clock.

Nancy Gardner

Thankyou for the timely photographs.

Patricia Parraguez-Chen

There is a beautiful floral clock in Viña del Mar, Chile

Lynda Walsh Vanderkooi

There’s a really nice flower clock in Niagara Fall,Ontario Canada!

Cindy Ursan

Yeah but everyone calls it Big Ben… loved seeing these fascinating clocks!

Terri Peterson

David Heinz, yes I grew up around there. My Dad called it the Polish Moon,lol

Allison Aspden

Great pics of clocks. Some quite unusual.

Elena Podolsky

What about Kremlin's one?

Alan Hardy

Bob Vandrish, Big Ben is the bell not the clock

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