Oldest Clock Tower

The clock, which is located in Salisbury Cathedral in southern England, was commissioned by Bishop Erghum and dates from about 1386. There was apparently a mechanical clock already working in

A comparable clock located in the cathedral tower of Beauvais in France also claims to be the oldest working clock and is thought to date back to 1305. Italy, as well, has a challenger in the Chioggia clock tower although its exact date of manufacture isn't known, the Italians claim theirs to be among the oldest of clock towers.

This clock is later and said to date from 1386, which if correct, would still make it the oldest surviving working clock in the world. It originally stood in a detached bell tower at Salisbury. But when the tower was demolished in 1884, a new clock was installed and the discarded one left to deteriorate.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world. Salisbury Cathedral was still relatively young when the Medieval Clock was originally installed in a separate clock tower demolished in 1789

Part of the Abraj Al-Bait complex in Mecca, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower boasts the largest clock faces in the world. The 1,972-foot tower was completed in 2012 and is the third tallest building

This clock tower was the first of its kind in Florence. violatourguide. Vecchio Clock Tower is one of the oldest clock towers in Italy and Europe. The street of the tower is called Oriuolo Street because quotoriuoloquot means clock in the Florence dialect. Arguably the most interesting part of the clock tower is that it has only one hand. Due to

In Japan, the Shinkor Clock Tower in Izushi, originally built in 1871, blends traditional castle architecture with Western clockwork and is the oldest Japanese-style clock tower in the world. In Prague, the medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall has been carefully maintained since 1410, drawing crowds daily as its animated figures

This clock was built six years ago at a cost of between 5,000 and 6,000. These Westminster chime attachments for tower clocks vary from 2,850 to 11,000 pounds. The largest tower clock that Chicago ever had was the Board of Trade timer right, with four out-of-door dials, each ten feet and a half wide.

The Torre dell'Orologio is a magnificent clock tower highlighting the city's beauty. Also known as St Mark's Clock Tower, construction began in 1496, with the unveiling taking place on January 1, 1499. The 15th-century clock tower features two giant figures striking the large bell at the top of the clock.

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.