the clock tower in london was built in 1859.
the clock tower in london was built in 1859.
when was the clock tower in london built?
1859
at the north end of the palace rises the most famous of the towers, elizabeth tower, commonly known as big ben. at , it is only slightly shorter than victoria tower but much slimmer. originally known simply as the clock tower (the name elizabeth tower was conferred on it in 2012 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of elizabeth ii), it houses the great clock of westminster, built by edward john dent on designs by amateur horologist edmund beckett denison. striking the hour to within a second of the time, the great clock achieved standards of accuracy considered impossible by 19th-century clockmakers, and it has remained consistently reliable since it entered service in 1859. the time is shown on four dials in diameter, which are made of milk glass and are lit from behind at night; the hour hand is long and the minute hand . the clock tower was designed by augustus pugin and built after his death. charles barry asked pugin to design the clock tower because pugin had previously helped barry design the palace. in the 2012 bbc four documentary, richard taylor gives a description of pugin's clock tower: "it rises up from the ground in this stately rhythm, higher and higher, before you reach the clock face, picked out as a giant rose, its petals fringed with gold. medieval windows above that and then it hits the grey slate roof, its greyness relieved by those delicate little windows again picked out in gold leaf. and then rises up again in a great jet of gold to the higher roof that curves gracefully upwards to a spire with a crown and flowers and a cross. it's elegant and grand and has fairy tale qualities."
palace of westminster
bullet::::- birgu clock tower, birgu (destroyed)









































section::::europe.:montenegro.









































bullet::::- sahat kula, podgorica









































section::::europe.:the netherlands.









































bullet::::- martinitoren, groningen









































section::::europe.:romania.









































bullet::::- sibiu evangelical cathedral, sibiu, romania









































bullet::::- sighişoara clock tower, sighişoara









































section::::europe.:russia.









































bullet::::- spasskaya tower, moscow









































section::::europe.:serbia.









































bullet::::- clock gate, kalemegdan, belgrade









































section::::europe.:slovakia.









































bullet::::- michael's gate, bratislava









































section::::europe.:switzerland.









































bullet::::- einsiedeln abbey









































bullet::::- grimmenturm, zürich









































bullet::::- zytglogge, bern









































section::::europe.:turkey.









































bullet::::- büyük saat, adana









































bullet::::- dolmabahçe clock tower, istanbul









































bullet::::- etfal hospital clock tower, istanbul









































bullet::::- i̇zmir clock tower, i̇zmir









































bullet::::- i̇zmit clock tower, i̇zmit









































bullet::::- nusretiye clock tower, istanbul









































bullet::::- yıldız clock tower, istanbul









































bullet::::- samsun clock tower, samsun









































section::::europe.:ukraine.
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