The earliest examples had no clock faces and so it made sense to place clocks in towers, whose bells could then be heard striking the time, from far away. In the Middle Ages, many European cities ...

Leaning Tower of Pisa, the colorful Burano Tower in Venice, the historic Tiger Hill Pagoda in China, and the striking Gate of ...

The Zytglogge tower was built more than 800 years ... including setting the clock to Central European Time (CET) and replacing and repainting the figurines. Sir Gilbert Scott’s architectural ...

An application to list Shipley's clock tower, which was built in 1960-61, has been made by the 20th Century Society A landmark early-1960s clock tower which has been described as a "totem of mid ...

The rehabilitation of the little clock tower started some 18 months ago when ... one of the original European settlers to the area. For its size, the park is loaded with history.