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Victoria Clock Tower

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

Pier Ward, Seychelles

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This intricate clock tower was constructed from nine different pieces, two of which were lost in transit, in 1903 to honor the memory of Queen Victoria. It's a replica of a London clock tower located at Victoria Station and Vauxhall Bridge Road.  

The Victoria Clock Tower is also referred to locally as “Lorloz." Originally painted black, the clock tower was re-colored silver in 1935 to commemorate King George V’s Jubilee. In 1999, the spring mechanism was replaced with an electronic one and the clock rang its first chime.

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The clock tower is located at the intersection of Francis Rachel Street, State House Avenue, Albert Street and Independence Avenue.

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