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  2. List of largest clock faces - Wikipedia

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    Largest clock face in Italy and one of the largest astronomical clock faces in the world. The minute hand is 4.91 m (16.1 ft) and the hour hand is 3.65 m (12.0 ft) 3.65 m. The Clock tower is 132 m (433 ft) Minute hands are 5.2 m (17 ft) and the hour hands are 4.06 m (13.3 ft). Tower 213.4 m (700 ft) tall.

  3. Act of Parliament clock - Wikipedia

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    An Act of Parliament clock, also commonly known as a tavern clock, is a type of large clock originally hung in inns and taverns in the United Kingdom, beginning in the mid-18th century. Such clocks were plain in design, the faces were around two to five feet in diameter, and they were hung on the wall. The term Act of Parliament clock came ...

  4. List of tallest clock towers - Wikipedia

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    University has one central tower (no clock face) and four ancillary towers upon which one clock face and a barometer and thermometer are located. The height given is for the ancillary towers. The main building is 239 m (784 ft). Clock faces are 9 m (30 ft) [26][27] 14. Mortegliano bell tower. 113.2 m (371 ft)

  5. Salisbury Cathedral clock - Wikipedia

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    Salisbury Cathedral clock, restored. The Salisbury Cathedral clock is a large iron-framed tower clock without a dial, in Salisbury Cathedral, England.Thought to date from about 1386, it is a well-preserved example of the earliest type of mechanical clock, called verge and foliot clocks, and is said to be the oldest working clock in the world, [1] although similar claims are made for other clocks.

  6. Big Ben - Wikipedia

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    www.parliament.uk /bigben /. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, [ 1 ][ 2 ] and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, [ 3 ] which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [ 4 ] Originally known simply as the Clock Tower, it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark ...

  7. List of clock towers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of clock towers in the United Kingdom. [1] Name City/Town County Built Image Notes Abberley Clock Tower: Abberley: Worcestershire: 1883/84 [2]

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