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Clocks

The Berne Clock Tower

This symbol of the town's Swiss heritage is a tribute to the Zytglogge in Bern.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Floral Clock

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

New York, New York

National Debt Clock

This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Great Gravity Clock

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

Sapporo Clock Tower

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Dar al-Magana

The thirteen wooden beams protruding from this historical building were once part of a hydraulic clock.

Little Ellingham, England

Little Ellingham Clock Tower

A unique clock tower in the garden of an elegant Victorian hall.

Aalborg, Denmark

Bell Chamber of Budolfi Church

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?

London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

Victoria, Malta

Clocks of St. George’s Basilica

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

Stockport, England

Winter's Clock

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

‘Waiting Adam’

The smallest statue in Brno will keep you company under the clock on Česká Street.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Ghantaghar

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

Ciudad Real, Spain

Chime Clock at Casa del Arco

Ciudad Real's former town hall found new life in 2005 when the chime clock with automatons was installed.

Wittenberge, Germany

Singer Clock Tower

This striking clock tower was once part of the Singer sewing machine factory.

Horloge Charvet

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

The Four-Faced Liar

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.