This is a list of clocks that have attained a level of notability because of their historical importance, accuracy, exceptional artistry, or architectural value.
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The railway station clock of Aarau is 9 meters in diameter. It is the biggest clock face in Europe. It behaves almost completely like a standard Swiss railway station clock. |
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Minneapolis City Hall, 7.0 meter clocks on four sides with chimes on the quarter, half, and full hour. 345 feet (105 m) tower. Largest four-faced chiming clock |
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Shell Mex House, The Strand, London 7.018 meters on a 12 story Thames side building built in 1930 on the site of the Cecil Hotel. |
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Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, four 12.25 meters clocks on a 86 meters tower built in 70s, biggest four-faced clock. Each hour hand is 4.8 m long and weighs 220 kg. Each minute hand is 6.1 m long and weighs 240 kg. The hour markings are 1.2 m high. |
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Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland, four 6.2 meters clocks were in 2000 on this 237 meters tower built in 1955. The world's second-tallest clock tower. |
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Flora clock Tehran, Iran. |
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Cevahir Mall clock in Istanbul, a 36 meters clock with 3 meter high digits lain on the transparent roof of the mall, built in 2005. |
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Colgate Clock (Indiana), 12 meters clock, built in 1906 in New Jersey for the centennial of the Colgate Company. Moved to Indiana in 1924. |
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, 8 meters clocks on all four side of this 213 meters tower built in 1909. Each hours hand weighs 350 kg and each minutes hand weighs 500 kg. |
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Philadelphia City Hall, 7.9 meters clocks on all four sides of the metal portion of this 167 meters tower built in 1901. |
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St. Peter, Zürich, a 8.7 meters clock, built in 1534, the biggest church clock face |
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Zacatlán Floral Clock |
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Royal Liver Building clock, Liverpool, four 7.6 meters clocks on two 90 meters towers, three on the riverside tower and one on the landward tower, built in 1911. |
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Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, Baltimore, Maryland, four 7.3 meters clocks on a 88 meters tower built in 1911. The largest four dial gravity clock in the world. |
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Abraj Al Bait Towers clock in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a 43-meter diameter clock will be built on this 601-meter hotel tower under construction in front of the Ka'ba. |
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Minneapolis City Hall with current copper roof |
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Kremlin clock, Moscow, 6.12 meters chiming clock on all four sides of the Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin. First clock on the Spasskaya Tower was installed in 16th century; current (fully mechanical) mechanism dates back to 1851. |
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Philadelphia City Hall, 7.9 meters clocks on all four sides of the metal portion of this 167 meters tower built in 1901. |
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