Winterthur Switzerland - City Church Clock and Bell Tower

From a 15th-century clock in Venice to a record-breaking tower in Saudi Arabia, each of these clock towers are worth looking up for

Statue of Caco and clock tower, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

This guide to a weekend in Leicester has architecture, historic sites, Richard III, the Leicester Museum, and more. There's a lot to do here.

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Take a historical stroll around the streets and lanes of Westminster in London. Visit Westminster Abbey and see where the British monarchs are crowned.

Tom took last Friday off and we went to Seattle to do the Seattle Clock Walk. We had a wonderful time exploring our favorite city. There are 29 clocks on the walk, and it takes an hour and a half of brisk walking to see them all. We don't walk briskly, and sometimes we find other things to look at, so we'll be going back another day to see the many clocks we didn't get to. We got in several hours of fresh air and fun together and would recommend the tour to anyone looking for an adventure. Here's Tom standing in front of the clock outside F.X. McCrory's in Pioneer Square. We talked to the man standing behind the clock; they'd had a power outage and he was waiting to correct the clock's time. He told us that the clock used to sit in front of the court house in Nome, Alaska. Some of the clocks were on posts, some were on buildings, some were inside buildings. The information we got from the website gave us all we needed to know to find the clocks. We saw Atlas holding up the world on top of Tiffany's and this question mark on Pine and 5th. We knew that there was a clock on the Times Square building but we couldn't find it, in spite of our trips around the block looking. Finally we gave up and walked on to the next clock. Later, as we were approaching the building from a different direction, we discovered the clock, above the awning that we kept walking under as we looked for the clock! We found a couple to take our picture with the clock in the background. Just as the rain began, we made our way to the car and returned home. Now we're waiting for a sunny Saturday so that we can go back and finish the tour!

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Gare de Lyon clock tower, Paris.

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau 1905 - 1930 Architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner

It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben

Gastown Steam Clock - Vancouver BC Canada

Albania - Tirana - Clock-tower. Clock Tower. Tirana's landmark central sight is the clock tower from 1822. Brightly lit at night, it can be seen from the far end of Rr. Durrësit when entering the city. Started off by Et`hem Bey, completed by the locals and extended to 35m in 1928, when a German-made clock was also installed, it was for long the highest building in town, and the views of the city centre from the top are worth the climb. The shadow of the tower strikes the mosque at sunset, an event long used to demark the closing time of the formerly adjacent market place.

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The magnificent sundial on the Tour de l'Horloge. (The Clock Tower) It was built in 1483 as part of Auxerre's fortifications. It is now mainly of interest for the two colourful clock faces, with one 'sun' hand that tells the time of day and another 'moon' hand that follows the lunar month, rotating every 29.5 days.

Peace Tower, Parliament buildings, Ottawa, Canada. Note the observation deck windows below the clock. The Roman numeral for 4 o'clock (IIII) is not in modern subtractive notation : IV, strange quirk which only applies to clocks according to WikiPedia.

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Bern, capital of Switzerland, is one of the most visited swiss cities, considered the most beautiful medieval town in Switzerland. Located in an area full of hills and large forests, this city has a charm besides dream landscapes that offers, is also a very quiet town.The old town, full of narrow cobbled streets with old houses, has a special glow, give it by the landscape provided by the beauty of the Alps. Among the most important historical monuments and sights from Bern are: Federal Palace of Switzerland, designed by architect Hans Auer, inaugurated in 1 april 1902, is the name of the building in Bern in which are housed the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. The two rooms, were the National Council and Council of States meet, are separated by hall dome. The dome itself has an external height of 64 m and an inner height of 33 m. The mosaic in the center contains federal crest with the latin motto "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" (One for all and all for one), surrounded by coats of arms of the 22 cantons that existed in 1902. Among the attractions are located near the Federal Palace are: Marktgasse Avenue, clock tower, fountains in Bern, Einstein house, Swiss Alpine Museum and the History Museum. Marktgasse Boulevard is one of the streets of the old town and is part of the inner city, built in the XIII century. Street in the old town is part of the Unesco world heritage and was first mentioned in 1286. Among the tourist attractions that are located in the boulevard area: fountains from Bern, Federal Palace, Museum of Fine Arts, clock tower, Einstein house and Kramgasse alley. The Clock Tower is an important symbol of the city of Bern. Clock located on the east side, made in 1530, is also the astronomical clock. My recommendation would be to get in the area 5 minutes before the clock to beat the exact time, because then mechanical figures are set in motion, which is a bizarre process, that must be seen to be believed. Among the attractions are located near the tower clock: -fountains in Bern known for the beauty of its statues; -Einstein House in Bern, museum and former residence of Albert Einstein; -Cathedral of St Vincent in Bern; -Bern Avenue Marktgasse; -Alley Kramgasse; Cathedral of St Vincent is one of the most beautiful places of worship in Europe, visited each year by countless tourists and believers coming from all over the country . The market where is the cathedral, Münsterplatz, is surrounded by baroque buildings and even has a fountain from 1790 , its sculpture depicting Moses ,that reminds the second commandment . On entering the cathedral you can admire the extraordinary sculptural rendering Doomsday , with almost 200 characters, a unrivaled composition in gothic style The interior is as the exterior : solid , carefully built and with the impressive decorations . They kept some original features , as well as several statues of saints of Christ and the Blessed Virgin . You can climb over 100 meters on a small scale , with 254 numerous stone steps , but once reached to the top of the tower you will not regret . There you will find the largest bell in Switzerland , cast in 1611, with a weight of over 10 tons. Among the attractions that are located near the cathedral are: fountains from Bern, clock tower, Einstein house and Kramgasse alley. At History Museum of Bern you can spend days exploring the levels of the building , full of various collections . Downstairs there are temporary exhibitions , while the basement has a collection theme: "Dance of Death", a medieval artists obsession. On the first floor you will find an impressive model of the city of Bern as it looks in 1800 . You will also find in here medieval Flemish tapestries , and tapestry of a thousand flowers, the resistance piece of this collection. Among the attractions that are located near the museum are:Federal Palace, clock tower, Einstein house and Kramgasse alley. Museum of Fine Arts Bern, within walking distance of the town train station, is a modern building, smart designed and newly renovated, a paradise for art lovers. In this museum are many works of Kandinsky, Modigliani, Giacometti, Cézanne, Matisse, Rothko, Miro, Pollock and many others, most presented in permanent exhibitions. Near is found Frauen-Kunstforum, a small museum dedicated to contemporary swiss painters, a laudable initiative, complemented by a stylish café and a small library. Swiss Alpine Museum is a museum well suited to a city right next to the mountains. Museum shows all aspects of life in the mountains, in an intelligent and new manner. From tourism trips and the lives of those who live in the Alps, fauna and flora, to the impact of industry on the Alps, nothing was forgotten. Mountains are presented in the museum both through images and through most of the detailed layouts. Among the attractions that are located near the museum:Federal Palace, clock tower, Einstein house, Cathedral of St Vincent and Kramgasse alley.

Arne Jacobsen’s Aarhus City Hall (Århus Rådhus Bygning) was originally designed without a tower in 1942 but the people demanded a more monumental symbol for the most important building in the…

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The world's largest electric clock is seen here at the old Singer Sewing Machine factory in Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. The company produced millions of machines and sent them all over the world during their time in manufacturing. During World War 2 the factory went over to producing munitions. The factory opened in 1885 with 5000 workers and this increased to over 16,000 at its peak. The 200ft. clock tower's four faces, each weighing five tons, took four men 15 minutes, twice a week, to wind the mechanism up. The clock tower was demolished in 1963 and souvenir ashtrays were made out of the hands. By 1970 slowing demand and competition from Japan for sewing machines reduced the workforce to 5000 and in 1980 the factory closed.

Early morning sun swaddles the southern tower of Chicago's Wrigley Building. Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, the Wrigley Building was the first air-conditioned skyscraper in Chicago, and the first one north of the Chicago River when it was built in 1921.