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Clock tower, the Glossary

Clock towers are a specific type of structure that house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls.^[1]

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Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens (Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.

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American Journal of Archaeology

The American Journal of Archaeology (AJA), the peer-reviewed journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, has been published since 1897 (continuing the American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts founded by the institute in 1885).

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Ancient history

Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity.

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Artuqids

The Artuqid dynasty (alternatively Artukid, Ortoqid, or Ortokid;, pl.) was established in 1102 as an Anatolian Beylik (Principality) of the Seljuk Empire.

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Astronomical clock

An astronomical clock, horologium, or orloj is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets. Clock tower and astronomical clock are Greek inventions and Hellenistic engineering.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Bell

A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument.

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Bern

Bern, or Berne,Bärn; Bèrna; Berna; Berna.

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Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Camshaft

A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion.

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Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral, formally Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Cart

A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs.

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Cf.

The abbreviation cf. (short for either Latin confer or conferatur, both meaning 'compare') is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed.

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Chime (bell instrument)

A chime or set of chimes is a carillon-like instrument, i.e. a pitched percussion instrument consisting of 22 or fewer bells.

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Church (building)

A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.

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City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England.

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Clock

A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. Clock tower and clock are clocks.

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Clock face

A clock face is the part of an analog clock (or watch) that displays time through the use of a flat dial with reference marks, and revolving pointers turning on concentric shafts at the center, called hands.

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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings, including skyscrapers, and sustainable urban design.

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Crescent

A crescent shape is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.

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Daytime

Daytime as observed on Earth is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight.

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Donald Hill

Donald Routledge Hill (6 August 1922 – 30 May 1994)D.

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Escapement

An escapement is a mechanical linkage in mechanical watches and clocks that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands. Clock tower and escapement are ancient Greek technology, ancient inventions, Greek inventions and Hellenistic engineering.

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Gate

A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls.

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Greece in the Roman era

Greece in the Roman era (Greek: Έλλάς, Latin: Graecia) describes the Roman conquest of the territory of the modern nation-state of Greece as well as that of the Greek people and the areas they inhabited and ruled historically.

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History of China

The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.

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Ismail al-Jazari

Badīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī (1136–1206, بَدِيعُ الزَّمانِ أَبُو العِزِّ بْنُ إسْماعِيلَ بْنِ الرَّزَّازِ الجَزَرِيّ) was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan and artist from the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in Mesopotamia.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, or colloquially Old Joe, is a clock tower and campanile located in Chancellor's court at the University of Birmingham, in the suburb of Edgbaston.

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Kaifeng

Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China.

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Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin (Moskovskiy Kreml'), or simply the Kremlin, is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia.

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Lever

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. Clock tower and lever are ancient inventions.

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List of clock towers

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 tower and list of clock towers are clock towers.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mannequin

A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off different fabrics and textiles.

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Mecca

Mecca (officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam.

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Minaret

A minaret (translit, or translit; minare; translit) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Night

Night or nighttime is the period of darkness when the Sun is below the horizon.

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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

The is a skyscraper located in the Sendagaya district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

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Old City (Bern)

The Old City (Altstadt) is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Ottawa

Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.

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Palace of Culture and Science

The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki; abbreviated PKiN) is a notable high-rise building in central Warsaw, Poland.

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Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons.

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Peace Tower

The Peace Tower (Tour de la Paix) is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Philadelphia City Hall

Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco (Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square").

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Rajabai Clock Tower

The Rajabai Tower is a clock tower in Mumbai India. Clock tower and Rajabai Clock Tower are clock towers.

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Robot

A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically.

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Salisbury Cathedral clock

The Salisbury Cathedral clock is a large iron-framed tower clock without a dial, in Salisbury Cathedral, England.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Spasskaya Tower

The Spasskaya Tower (Spasskaya bashnya), also translated as the Saviour Tower, is the main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square.

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St Albans

St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton.

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St Mark's Clocktower

The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at the entrance to the Merceria.

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Street clock

A street clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.

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Striking clock

A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. Clock tower and striking clock are clocks.

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Structure

A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized.

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Su Song

Su Song (1020–1101), courtesy name Zirong, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman.

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Sundial

A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. Clock tower and sundial are ancient inventions and clocks.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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The Clock Towers

The Clock Towers (lit, formerly known as Abraj Al Bait), is a government-owned complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Thirteenth stroke of the clock

Thirteenth stroke of the clock or "thirteen strikes of the clock" is a phrase, saying, and proverb to indicate that the previous events or "strokes to the clock" must be called into question. Clock tower and Thirteenth stroke of the clock are clocks.

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Time

Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Topping out

In building construction, topping out (sometimes referred to as topping off) is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop a structure during its construction.

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Tower

A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor.

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Tower of the Winds

The Tower of the Winds, also known by other names, is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower in the Roman Agora in Athens, named after the eight large reliefs of wind gods around its top.

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Town hall

In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal building (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality.

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Turret clock

A turret clock or tower clock is a clock designed to be mounted high in the wall of a building, usually in a clock tower, in public buildings such as churches, university buildings, and town halls. Clock tower and turret clock are clocks.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.

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University of Texas Press

The University of Texas Press (or UT Press) is a university press that is part of the University of Texas at Austin.

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Upper Mesopotamia

Upper Mesopotamia constitutes the uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq, northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East.

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Venice

Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

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Warsaw

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland.

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Water clock

A water clock or clepsydra is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel, and where the amount of liquid can then be measured.

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Water wheel

A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. Clock tower and water wheel are ancient inventions.

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Zodiac

The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.

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Zytglogge

The Zytglogge (Bernese German) is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_tower

Also known as Castle clock, Clock towers, Clocktower, Clocktowers, The Clocktower, Tower clock, Tower clocks.

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Ancient Greek technology

Ancient inventions

Clock towers

Greek inventions

Hellenistic engineering

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