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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
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 ...
5th tallest freestanding clock tower. Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. [58] 42: Central Railway Station: 85.6 m (281 ft) 4: No: 1921: Tower Building: Railway Station: Australia: Sydney: Clock faces are 4.77 m (15.6 ft) [59] 43: Rajabai Clock Tower: 85.3 m (280 ft) 4: Yes: 1878: Freestanding Tower: Clock ...
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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]