I think, that clocks on town hall's, church's towers are one with the most characteristic architectonical details old, historical european towns and cities

Show you clocks from one of the most beautiful towns in Poland - Torun (Thorn)


Clock on gothic town hall
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6291/111jb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4075/townhall7vh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Gothic St. Johns Cathedry
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1738/139zi0ct.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9257/6753yi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Neogothic St. Cathrine Church
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4840/70jm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4857/6779ng.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Neoromanesque former St.Trinity Church
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4141/6782oy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

St.Cathrine and St Trinity by night
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9943/7467ca.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and other one... on Mokre suburb...
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5351/kosciol22a9vg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I wait for your towers with clocks ;)

http://www.inclearimage.com/images/Chicago/August/Premium/P1050158.jpg
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/3370/wrigleybuilding9iq.jpg

Brescia (a small city in near Milan)
Piazza Vittoria (Fascist Clock Tower)

http://tinypic.com/dp7i51.jpg

http://www.emclub.com/s/tmeynier/pics/58435929.jpg

Singapore

Victoria Concert Hall

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300victoria_theatre___memorial_halla.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005492-8073-3222-5029/img0061.jpg
http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/spore/historical/DSCN6905sm.JPG

Chinese High School

http://img113.echo.cx/img113/257/chs2in.jpg

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3/church1filtered6uk.jpg

last 2 pics by rark, 3rd last pic by szehoong

St.Peter - it used to be the biggest clock in the world for centuries (8.7m diameter). Now it's the colgate in Jersey City... in the background Fraumünster with the famous Chagal windows.
http://dest.travelocity.com/website/destinations/photos/207_102.jpg

Old City hall, Toronto

http://www.maggiesale.ca/Toronto/Toronto%201/old%20city%20hall.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/konradjk/toronto/oldcityhall2.jpg

Royal Castle, Warsaw

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3029/fotobig150375854109152726013pz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Palace of Culture & Science

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4595/znovotelu31kr8tw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3184/pkin041kv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think its the tallest single clock tower in the world but im not sure, overlooked in the UK by Big Ben though for obvious reasons ;)

Chamberlain Clock Tower, University of Birmingham

http://www.chem.bham.ac.uk/labs/pikramenou/UoB.jpg

San Miguel
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Vitovito/15.jpg

San Vicente
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Vitovito/20.jpg

:hi:

Metlife Tower:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3180/24042004_0611Image0090.JPG

St Stephen's Tower, London

The most famous clock tower in the world.

("Big Ben" is actually the name of the bell, not the tower :) )



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/parliament/14.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/parliament/7.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/parliament/12.jpg



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/BigBenAtDusk.jpg

St Pancras, North London



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/St_pancras_clock_tower.jpg



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/StPancrasMidlandHotel.jpg

St Paul's Cathedral, London



http://www.willfox.com/images/upc/4.jpg

Just about every village, town, and city in Bosnia has a clocktower because, when these settlements were developed, it was an Islamic necessity.

Sarajevo's clocktower:
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2103/10ba1.jpg

And the one in Gracanica, typical of village clocktowers:
http://www.forum-bosnie.com/G_bosnie07_05/s_gracanica/P7238212.JPG
The restaurant is called "Sahat Kula", which means "Clocktower" in Bosnian.

Here is one more, in the village of Pocitelj:
http://www.forum-bosnie.com/G_bosnie07_05/s_herzegovine/P7167651.JPG

Found it, my favorite one of all. :) The clocktower in the town of Tesanj:

http://www.forum-bosnie.com/TS/bDSCN2792.JPG

http://www.forum-bosnie.com/TS/bDSCN2802.JPG

Close to the view from it:

http://www.forum-bosnie.com/TS/bDSCN2786.JPG

Boston's first skyscraper, the Custom House.

http://web.mit.edu/sma/students/travel/boston/images/Custom-House-LG.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/144/2457/1024/BostonCustomHouseTowerP7151646%20copy.jpg

al seef palace,kuwait

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2848/dcp15737om.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8066/dcp15742ms.jpg

Lyon

Hôtel de Ville
http://moonweed.free.fr/chromo_web/mairie_1.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/sipilam/home/exchange/kuvat/hotel_de_ville_lyon.jpg
http://photoenligne.free.fr/Rhone/Lyon/HDV/N14027.jpg
http://photoenligne.free.fr/Rhone/Lyon/HDV/N14524.jpg

Clocher de la Charité
http://www.ibiblio.org/adriane/fuji/DSCF0917.jpg
http://dvalot.free.fr/pictures/presque/Place_Antonin_Poncet_DSCN2100.jpg

A couple of other clocktowers in NYC.

City Hall, Manhattan
http://www.nyclobbyist.com/images/City%20Hall%20full.jpg

Con Edison Bldg, Manhattan
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GRP/GRP017-116.jpg

Jefferson Market Courthouse, Manhattan
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/19th/j_mkt2.jpg

LaGuardia Hall, Brooklyn
http://www.robertasatow.com/bcquad.jpg

Clocktower, Brooklyn
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/fultonbrooklyn3/fultonfront3.jpg

Some other buildings with a clock on it, Brooklyn
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/fultonbrooklyn3/sweeney.jpg

Some church I don't know name of in the East Village, Manhattan
http://www.wirednewyork.com/wtc/7wtc/images/7wtc_les_5sept04.jpg

First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Brooklyn
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/BES/Pict0328.jpg

St Anthony of Padua, Brooklyn
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/greenpoint2/gptstanthony.jpg

WSB, Brooklyn
http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/williamsburg/williamsburg_savings_bank.jpg

Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, Brooklyn
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/forgottentour20/colinfny058.jpg

Montréal:
Tour de l'horloge:
http://image04.webshots.com/4/5/56/88/60355688hskAdp_ph.jpg

Hotel de ville:
http://www.cs.queensu.ca/home/bradbury/photo/pics/montrealbuilding.jpg

A few from Manchester

Town Hall
http://tucoo.com/scenic/photo/x_Manchester/image/2965-Manchester%20Town%20Hall.jpg

Palace Hotel
http://www.eb.cx/img/ssc/manchester/2005-08-20/palace.jpg

Minshull Street Crown Courts
http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/crowncourtminshull.jpg

Cathedral
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Manchester/Cathedral.jpg

Another Church (Photo by Smileyface)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Manchester/PICT0058.jpg

São Paulo - Brazil

Julio Prestes railway station

http://www.ufma.br/canais/gtep/Fotos/17.jpg

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/interacao/images/2sampa800.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/mopc/BrazilianImaginationMuseum.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/mopc/JulioPrestesStationandConcertHouseMain.jpg

Luz railway station

http://www.arcoweb.com.br/lightdesign/fotos/43/estacao.jpg

http://www.weballiance.com.br/postais/estacaodaluz2004ago15.jpg

http://www.sampaonline.com.br/postais/estacaodaluz2004ago15relogio.jpg

A few Los Angeles ones

http://www.you-are-here.com/downtown/1930_eastern_columbia.jpg

http://www.you-are-here.com/downtown/1939_union_station.jpg

http://www.you-are-here.com/theatre/tower.jpg

Another NYC clocktower I didn't mention.

Bank of Manhattan, LIC, Queens
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/lic2/bankmanhattan2.jpg

For Mumbai, the Rajabai Tower of University of Mumbai

http://www.bombayproperty.com/rajabhaitower2.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/664/100182161ynzmueph9hy.jpg




http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6840/217461570plchsyfs9gr.jpg




http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/2605/university9np.jpg

Vote for the Rajabai tower in this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=189422) poll.

The Domtower, was build between 1321 and 1382 in Utrecht.

http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~holland/aktivitaeten/excursie/pic/30_Utrecht_Domtoren.jpg

http://home.hccnet.nl/e.ley/dom2.jpg

BTW, I found the name for that church in East Village and it's called the Church of the Holy Redeemer.

http://wrybread.com/gammablablog/images/2-04/2-09/church-trails.jpg

Istanbul Dolmabahce clock tower

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2342/10562197068b6f1f553yq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hong Kong
This used to mark the terminus of the KCR Railway. It has since moved to the east and the tower has become a historic symbol.

Source : http://www.pbase.com/alex1030/
http://www.pbase.com/alex1030/image/26477611.jpg

Kuala Lumpur

A stately, historic building rich in character, it was built in 1897 to house several important government departments during the British administration. This Moorish-inspired building, topped by a shiny copper dome and a 40m high clock tower, is a major landmark in the city. It serves as the backdrop for important events such as the National Day Parade on August 31 and the ushering in of the New Year. This heritage building is now occupied by the Supreme Court and the Textile Museum.

http://www.pbase.com/mr2c280/image/36791163.jpg

http://ck37.image.pbase.com/image/8595707.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/29005609.jpg

http://ck37.image.pbase.com/image/36791167.jpg

http://img239.exs.cx/img239/6518/8595686h6gy.jpg

Johor Bahru


http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/4686/25836835mx.jpg

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/4446/5468694is.jpg

http://www.gerbangperdana.com.my/portals/gp05//gallery/20050814/20050814_05.jpg

http://www.gerbangperdana.com.my/portals/gp05//gallery/20050814/20050814_08.jpg

http://www.gerbangperdana.com.my/portals/gp05//gallery/20050814/20050814_09.jpg

http://www.gerbangperdana.com.my/portals/gp05//gallery/20050814/20050814_11.jpg

Penang

[1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/tanyw/BeachStreet1.jpg


http://cakeru.image.pbase.com/image/49093768.jpg

[2]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/tanyw/CustomsExciseDepartmentBuilding1.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mooremargo/image/46175396.jpg

KL

http://cakili.image.pbase.com/image/27324603.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nazrey/Another/kl99.jpg

Great thread. I think everyone has posted some extremely interesting shots. Great work all.

Royal Liver Building. Largest clock faces in Britain.
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http://www.**************************/northdocks/images/docks008.jpg
http://www.**************************/cheapsideL2.jpg
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Was wondering when someone would put the greatest building with birds and a clock on :)