Aligarh Clock Tower

Aligarh Clock Tower
Alternative names	Harrison Tower
General information
Town or city	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Coordinates	27°53′44″N78°04′26″E / 27.89553°N 78.07392°E / 27.89553; 78.07392
Completed	1893
Technical details
Floor count	Five

Aligarh Clock Tower, also known as the Harrison Tower, is a clock tower in Aligarh, India, situated near the Aligarh Muslim University. It was completed in 1893 and named for Aligarh's British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and district magistrate, J. H. Harrison.

Origin

The clock tower at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, was completed in 1893 and named for Aligarh's British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and district magistrate J. H. Harrison. ^[1] It was built in an English architectural design in collaboration with a Muslim style. ^{[2] [3]}

Structure and location

The tower is situated near the Aligarh Muslim University. ^[1] Opposite are the judges courts, ^[4] and adjacent is a garden. ^[5]

The structure has four sides, five floors and is built in stone and brick. ^[6] Open arches support each vaulted roof. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Ceiling
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  Clock Tower

References

1. Singh, Dr Yatindra Pal (2021). "1. Aligarh". Clock towers of India. Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 6–7. ISBN   978-9-35427-256-1.
2. Aṃsala, Kusuma (1997). As I Am: An Autobiography. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 114, 233. ISBN   978-81-241-0499-6.
3. Ahmed, Akbar S. (1999). Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World. I. B. Tauris. p. 122. ISBN   978-1-86064-257-9.
4. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon. J. Murray. 1920. p. 404.
5. The National and English Review. National Review Limited. 1895. p. 381.
6. District Gazetteers: Bahraich (1903). Government Press. 1926. p. 201.