Large clock tower buildings in your city

[chris08876]

^^^^^^
For a minute there I thought this was in Europe. The detail is amazing. True masterpiece indeed.

[KevinFromTexas]

It's always been a favorite of mine. Although it's less intricate, it really reminds me a lot of Big Ben in London.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Harkness Tower, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut:


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It houses a carillon:


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In context:


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Pierson College, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut:


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The Pierson College library lies directly below it:


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New Haven City Hall, New Haven, Connecticut:


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From the New Haven Green:


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[dc_denizen]

Some beautiful buildings here, wow.

[lio45]

My hometown (Sherbrooke QC) is severely lacking on classic clocks, I'll go with my adoptive home, Albany's main (and nicest) downtown clocks are the City Hall's,



and the Dutch Reformed Church's. The current building is from the 1790s, but the middle of the facade was "improved" in the 1850s. (First image from 2010 and second one from 1800, the difference is visible.)

[lio45]

Originally Posted by chris08876

^^^^^^
For a minute there I thought this was in Europe. The detail is amazing. True masterpiece indeed.

Indeed. It's incredibly beautiful.

[Wigs]

Erie County Hall c. 1875

flickr user OZinOH http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/

Rockwell Hall c.1931 - Buffalo State College (aka Buff State aka SUNY College at Buffalo)

flickr user Sheila Benson http://www.flickr.com/photos/coachsunset/

Hayes Hall c.1890 - University at Buffalo aka UB aka SUNY Buffalo

http://www.buffalo.edu/content/dam/w...Renovation.jpg

Grover Cleveland High School (now The International Preparatory School and S.T.A.R Academy) c. 1913

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M&T Goldome branch aka Buffalo Savings Bank c.1901

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The tiles originally were overlaid with copper, which took on a greenish hue. Three times since - 1954, 1979, and 1998 - the dome was gilded with pure gold. The last restoration required 140,000 paper-thin sheets of 23.75-carat gold leaf and cost $500,000.

http://buffaloah.com/a/main/545/fac/index.html

Buffalo Central Terminal c.1929
Unlike other Rust Belt cities this terminal is not left for dead. It is in the loving care of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation. It is used for events like Buffalo's Dyngus Day festival, or available to rent for weddings or other events while the CTRC actively seeks a solid reuse proposal.

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St. Stanislaus c. 1886 "The Mother church of Polonia" The former predominately Polish East side of Buffalo.
fun fact: At a "Doors Open" event I attended in 2008, the organist told myself and a friend that the stained glass windows are insured for $1 Million.
(It's safe to say this church will never be moved to Atlanta )

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[Cirrus]

Oh yeah, courthouses.

Boulder, Colorado:

from jordan mcalister on flickr

[dchan]

Originally Posted by LMich

I can't believe you missed the snarkiness of dchan's comment. lol

Originally Posted by peanut gallery

I think it's actually a line from The Fugitive.

I guess I could have went with this line instead:
He falsified his research. So that RDU-90 could be approved and Devlin McGregor could give you ... Provasic...

But it wouldn't have made much sense in the photo's context.

[Ex-Ithacan]

Owego, NY




Glens Falls, NY




Poughkeepsie, NY




Saratoga Spring, NY




Lebanon, PA




Waynesboro, PA




Chambersburg, PA (Ben on top)






Carlisle, PA




Johnstown, PA




Columbia, PA

[TarHeelJ]

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5174/5...3fd78f62_z.jpg


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...ae8d087bdb.jpg


NC State University, Raleigh NC

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3007/5...45c4333d_z.jpg


Duke University, Durham NC

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7...fgxwo1_500.jpg


Queens University, Charlotte NC

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-ge...arlotte-NC.jpg

[Razor]

Kewl thread idea!

The Peace Tower Ottawa

[gtbassett]

The Tribune Tower in Downtown Oakland.

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UC Berkeley Clock Tower

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[wrab]

Hudson, Ohio (founded 1799; its crenellated clock tower was built by James W. Ellsworth in 1912 and sits on the North end of the old village green:


http://dawnmaloney.files.wordpress.c...n-stow-002.jpg

[Matthew]

My favorite clock in Winston-Salem has to be Home Moravian Church, which rises above the historic 1765 square. This clock is around 214-215 years old! When I see it above the rooftops and hear those bells, I know I'm in Winston-Salem.

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Another favorite, due to its history, is Calvary Moravian. The clock is the original 1893 clock from Winston-Salem's former Richardson Romanesque City Hall. City Hall was replaced and demolished for a 23-storey skyscraper in 1927, but the clock was saved and moved to this church.


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I found a photograph of it, when it was on City Hall. Yes, it's the same clock!


Source: N.C. Room Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Library

[d'trolley]

This has turned out to be an amazing thread! I honestly don't think I could come up with a top 10 list of my favorite buildings in this thread. It would be too difficult. It is interesting how the clock towers in most cities are some of their most grand buildings.

Would be cool to follow this thread up with our cities' most grand bell towers.

[Ex-Ithacan]

Here's some from the midwest:

Galesburg, IL




Moline, IL




Davenport, IA




Keokuk, IA




Muscatine, IA




Indianapolis, IN




Springfield, OH

[MolsonExport]

Rathaus (Town Hall), Vienna

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[nito]

Clock towers are a pretty common sight across much of the UK; they are strongly associated with town halls and churches, but they are also associated with offices, stations, factories, etc… If I get the time I’ll try and dig out some of the more well-defined ones, but there are probably hundreds, if not more dotted across the country ranging from the majestic London St Pancras station (nicer than ‘Big Ben’ in my opinion) to village green clock towers of only a few metres in height.

As a teaser, I present the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower which is located at the centre of Birmingham University; it holds the honour of the tallest free standing clock tower in the world at 110m.


Image taken by tom@f on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyshz/4567333671/sizes/l/

[muppet]

some really gorgeous buildings in this thread. Im in love with Milwaukee City Hall.