5 Biggest Clock Faces
Abraj Al Bait Towers clock (40 meter)
Abraj Al Bait Tower or Mecca Royal Clock Hotel Tower is located in Mecca City south from the entrance of Masjid al Haram. Approximately 595 meter tall tower is still under construction that would also contain one 7star hotel, four story shopping mall and parking garage for a thousand vehicles. The clocks will be 80 meters high 80 meters wide.
Cevahir Mall clock (35 meter)
It is largest shopping Mall in Europe located in Turkish city of Istanbul. Cevahir Mall contains 343 shops, 4 fast food restaurants, 14 exclusive restaurants, 12 cinemas which are spread over an area of 420,000 square meters. World’s second biggest clock is placed in the roof and its size is 36 meter.
Duquesne Brewing Company Clock (18 meter)
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Duquesne Brewing Company Clock was the largest clock in the time of its installation (1933) in the city of Pittsburgh. The price of that clock was $12,500 at that time. Interestingly the clock was designed by a Georgian Audichron company that was founded in 1930 to produce a talking clock. Audichron was acquired by another company in 1989.
Colgate Clock (New Jersey 15.2 meter)
Colgate clock was designed by Warren Day while it was constructed by a company called Seth Thomas Clock in 1924. This beautiful clock is located in Jersey City, New Jersey USA. Colgate clock was designed on the geometrical principle of octagon i,e a site having 8 sides.
Flower clock, Tehran (15 meter)
It took two years to build this flower clock with the help of Tehran Municipality and private sector then later was installed at Abbasabad district in Tehran, the capital city of Islamic Republic of Iran. Its weight is 750 kg and estimated cost is six hundred million Rials.
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