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The Chimnabai Clock Tower, also known as the Raopura Tower, is a clock tower situated in the Raopura area of Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It was completed in 1896 and named in memory of Chimnabai I (1864–1885), a queen and the first wife of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State. It was built in Indo-Saracenic architecture style.
IIEST Shibpur clock tower Howrah: West Bengal: Hooghly Imambara clock tower Hooghly: West Bengal: 1861 Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower: Hyderabad: Telangana: 1892 [6] [7] Secunderabad Clock Tower: Hyderabad: Telangana: 1897 [8] Shah Ali Banda Clock Tower: Hyderabad: Telangana: 1904 Sultan Bazar Clock Tower: Hyderabad: Telangana: 1865 [9] Ghanta Ghar ...
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As a compensation of the demolition, the clock tower was erected at the cost of ₹ 15,000 (equivalent to ₹ 3.8 million or US$46,000 in 2023). [1] [2] It was inaugurated on 4 April 1915 [1] by prince Jayasingrao Sayajirao Gaekwad. In 2018, the Siddhpur municipality has proposed to develop the tower as a monument. [1] The inscription on the ...
The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) is a government body of the state of Gujarat, India, created by the Constitution of India, responsible for recruiting candidates for various government jobs under the Government of Gujarat through competitive examinations, according to the merits of the applicants. [1]
In 2008, the company unsuccessfully tried to enter the automotive industry with the Oreva Super, a low-cost electric car. [3] [4] It was dubbed "Tata Nano-Killer," reportedly costing less than INR 100,000 or roughly around $1,400. [3]
In Song dynasty China, an astronomical clock tower was designed by Su Song and erected at Kaifeng in 1088, featuring a liquid escapement mechanism. [2] In England, a clock was put up in a clock tower, the medieval precursor to Big Ben, at Westminster, in 1288; [3] [4] and in 1292 a clock was put up in Canterbury Cathedral. [3]
Mirzapur Clock Tower. Mirzapur Clock Tower is a heritage architecture situated at Mirzapur, in Uttar Pradesh. [1] It is adorned with fine carvings, clock with 1000 kg alloy metal bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower. The clock was made in London by M/s Mears Stan Bank Company in 1866. [2] The tower was made in 1891. [3]