This is a list of clock towers by location, including only clock towers based on the following definition:
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more (often four) clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall.
The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock which often marks the hour (and sometimes segments of an hour) by sounding large bells or chimes, sometimes playing simple musical phrases or tunes.
Name | City/Town | State/Province | Built | Image |
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Cairo University Clock | Cairo | Cairo Governorate |
Name | City/Town | State/Province | Built | Image |
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Parliament Buildings | Nairobi | Nairobi County | 1954 |
Name | City/Town | State/Province | Built | Image |
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University of Ibadan clock tower | Ibadan | Oyo |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Clock Tower | Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Clock Tower | January 14, 2011 Square, Tunis |
In 2013, a research made by newspaper La Tercera revealed that only 5 out of 25 clock towers are functioning in Santiago, mostly because of financial issues and lack of interest by the owners. [3]
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Old City (Baku) clock tower | Baku | ||
Baku ElectricalRailwaySstation Clock Tower | Baku | 1846 | |
Baku City Executive Power Clock Tower | Baku | 1904 | |
Clock Tower | Baku | ||
Baku Boulevard Clock Tower | Baku | ||
Clock Tower İsmailli | Ismayilli | 2016 | |
Clock Tower Square | Nakhchivan | 2019 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Ali Amjad's Clock | Sylhet | ca. 1895 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Shanghai Clock Tower | Weitan, Shanghai Municipality | 1927 | |
Haikou Clock Tower | Haikou, Hainan | 1929 | |
Hong Kong Clock Tower | Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 1915 | |
Star Ferry Pier, Central | Central, Hong Kong | 2006 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Clock Tower Square | Hogdzin Lam, Thimphu | N/A |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Jam Gadang | Bukittinggi | 1926 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Vank Cathedral Clocktower | Isfahan | 1931 | |
Imam Reza Shrine Clocktower | Mashhad | 1891 | |
میدان ساعت (ساری) | Sari | 1979 | |
Sa'at Tower (Tabriz City Hall) | Tabriz | 1934 | |
Shams ol-Emare Clocktower | Tehran | 1837 | |
Markar Clock Tower | Yazd | 1942 | |
Jameh Mosque Clocktower | Yazd | 1959 |
Name | Location | Built | Image | Notes |
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Khan al-Umdan | Acre | 1906 | ||
Bell tower at St. Anthony's Church, Jaffa | Jaffa | 1932 | ||
Bell tower at St. Peter's Church, Jaffa | Jaffa | 1894 | ||
Jaffa Clock Tower | Jaffa | 1903 | ||
Clock tower at the Monastery of Saint Saviour | Jerusalem | 1885 | ||
Petah Tikva clock tower | Founders' Square, Petah Tikva | 2007 | Rebuilt in the image of an older clock tower that once stood in the same location |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building | Shibuya, Tokyo | 2002 | |
Sapporo Clock Tower | Sapporo | 1881 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Seif Palace clock tower | Kuwait City | 1904 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Collège Saint Joseph – Antoura clock tower | Aintoura | ||
American University of Beirut's College Hall Clock | Beirut | ||
Abd Clock Tower | Nejme Square, Beirut | 1930 | |
Hamidiyyeh Clock Tower | Beirut | 1897 | |
al-Tell Clock Tower | Tripoli | 1906 | |
Our Lady of Salvation Clock Tower | Zahlé |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Merdeka Memorial Clock Tower | Parit, Perak | 1963 | |
Coronation Memorial Clock Tower | Kuala Kangsar, Perak | 1939 | |
Sungai Petani Clock Tower | Sungai Petani, Kedah | 1936 | |
Merdeka Memorial Clock Tower | Kulim, Kedah | 1957 | |
Parit Buntar Clock Tower | Daerah Kerian, Perak | 1961 | |
Jubilee Clock Tower | George Town, Penang | 1902 | |
Malayan Railway Building | George Town, Penang | 1909 | |
Birch Memorial Clock Tower | Ipoh, Perak | 1909 | |
Clock tower | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | ||
Atkinson Clock Tower | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 1905 | |
Malay College Kuala Kangsar Clock Tower | Kuala Kangsar, Perak | 1955 | |
Sultan Abdul Samad Building | Kuala Lumpur | 1897 | |
Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower, Stadhuys Square | Malacca | 1886 | |
Teluk Intan Leaning Tower | Teluk Intan, Perak | 1885 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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High Court Building | Kyauktada Township, Yangon | 1911 |
Name | Location | Built | Image | Notes |
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Ghanta Ghar | Birgunj | |||
Ghanta Ghar | Kathmandu | The tower was destroyed in an earthquake in 1990, and subsequently rebuilt, but does not look exactly like the previous version. | ||
Dharan clock tower | Dharan |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Cunningham Clock Tower | Peshawar | 1900 | |
Merewether Memorial Tower | Karachi | 1892 | |
Silver Jubilee Clock | Karachi | 1935 | |
Empress Market | Karachi | 1889 | |
Clock tower | Faisalabad | 1905 | |
Clock tower | Sialkot | 1922 | |
Estcourt Clock Tower | Gujranwala | 1906 | |
GCU Tower | Lahore | 1864 | |
Clock tower | Multan | 1884 | |
Navalrai Market Clocktower | Hyderabad | 1914 | |
6th Road Clock Tower | Rawalpindi | 2015 | |
|Lee market clock tower |Karachi,Sindh |1927 |- |Poonabhai Mamaiya clock Tower |[[Karachi,Sindh]
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Manara Clock Tower | Nablus | 1906 | |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Manila City Hall Clock Tower | Manila | 1930s | |
Quiapo Church | Quiapo, Manila | 1988 | |
University of Santo Tomas Main Building | Sampaloc, Manila | 1927 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building | 1925 | ||
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall | early 1900s |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Batticaloa Clock Tower | Batticaloa | 1992 | |
Galle Clock Tower | Galle | 1883 | |
Jaffna Clock Tower | Jaffna | 1882 | |
Kandy Clock Tower | Kandy | 1950 | |
Khan Clock Tower | Colombo | 1923 | |
Koch Memorial Clock Tower | Colombo | 1881 | |
Kurunegala Clock Tower | Kurunegala | 1922 | |
Old Colombo Lighthouse | Colombo | 1829 | |
Piliyandala Clock Tower | Piliyandala | 1952 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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The Clock Towers | Mecca | 2011 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Myeongdong Cathedral | Myeongdong, Jung District, Seoul | 1898 |
Name | Location | Built | Image |
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Deira Clock Tower | Deira, Dubai | 1963 |
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