List of clock towers

This is a list of clock towers by location, including only clock towers based on the following definition:

A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more (often four) clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall.

The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock which often marks the hour (and sometimes segments of an hour) by sounding large bells or chimes, sometimes playing simple musical phrases or tunes.

Africa

Egypt

Kenya

Libya

Tripoli, Ottoman clock tower (1866–70)

Nigeria

South Africa

Tanzania

Clock tower in Arusha

Tunisia

Americas

Argentina

Torre Ader, Buenos Aires
Torre Monumental, Buenos Aires

Aruba

Willem III Tower at Fort Zoutman, Oranjestad

Barbados

Parliament of Barbados, Bridgetown

Brazil

Alagoas

Torre do Relógio, Piranhas

Amapá

Marco Zero, Macapá

Amazonas

Praça Luiza Valério, Itacoatiara
Relógio Municipal, Manaus

Ceará

Praça do Relógio, Tianguá
Praça do Ferreira, Fortaleza
Praça Coluna da Hora, Sobral

Distrito Federal

Praça do Relógio, Taguatinga, Federal District

Espírito Santo

Relógio da Praça Oito, Vitória

Goiás

Relógio da Avenida Goiás, Goiânia
Praça Guarda Mor Francisco José Pinheiro, Piracanjuba
Antiga Estação Ferroviária, Goiânia

Mato Grosso

Catedral Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Cuiabá

Mato Grosso do Sul

Relógio Central, Campo Grande
Relógio Central, Três Lagoas

Minas Gerais

Praça Rui Barbosa, Belo Horizonte
Museu da Inconfidência, Ouro Preto
Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte City Hall, Belo Horizonte
Centro de Cultura Belo Horizonte (CRModa), Belo Horizonte
Praça Doutor João Penido, Juiz de Fora
Praça Doutor Jorge Frange, Uberaba
Torre do Relógio da Paróquia Nossa Senhora Saúde, Lambari
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Pedro Leopoldo
Igreja São José, Belo Horizonte
Museu de Artes e Ofícios, Belo Horizonte

Pará

Siqueira Campos Square, Belém

Paraíba

Torre da Igreja do Convento São Francisco de Assis Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário Campina Grande
Torre da Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja Evangélica Congregacional Campina Grande
Torre da Igreja do Convento Ipuarana Lagoa Seca
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora de Santana Alagoa Nova
Torre da Basílica Catedral Nossa Senhora das Neves João Pessoa
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Rita de Cássia Santa Rita
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Areia
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho Esperança
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Ingá
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora das Dores Mogeiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Itabaiana
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Sapé
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Mari
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Livramento Bananeiras
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora das Dores Monteiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Serra Branca
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Sumé
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Picuí
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Carmo Borborema
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Serraria
Torre da Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz Guarabira
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Rosário Pirpirituba
Torre da Igreja Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus Pilões
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Maria Madalena Teixeira
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho Princesa Isabel
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição São Mamede
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Piedade Cajazeiras
Coluna da Hora Praça Getúlio Vargas Pombal
Torre do Relógio Praça Cel. José Ferreira de Barros São João do Rio do Peixe

Paraná

Paço da Liberdade, Curitiba
Torre Nossa Senhora da Glória, Francisco Beltrão
Praça General Osório, Curitiba
Curitiba Cathedral, Curitiba

Pernambuco

Faculdade de Direito do Recife, Recife

Rio Grande do Norte

Torre da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Apresentação Natal
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Parelhas
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora de Sant'Ana Currais Novos
Torre da Igreja do Nossa Senhora da Guia Acari
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Jardim do Seridó
Torre da Igreja Matriz São José Carnaúba dos Dantas
Torre da Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário Caicó
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Jucurutu
Torre da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Florânia
Torre da Igreja Matriz Santa Rita de Cássia Santa Cruz
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição Mossoró
Torre da Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Ó Serra Negra do Norte

Rio Grande do Sul

Cathedral of Stone, Canela
Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
Igreja Matriz São Pedro, Gramado
Paço dos Açorianos, Porto Alegre
Lutheran Parish of Gramado (Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil), Gramado
Igreja Evangélica Três Reis Magos, Novo Hamburgo
Igreja de São Pelegrino, Caxias do Sul
Campanário de Pedra, Flores da Cunha

Rio de Janeiro

Central do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro
Ilha Fiscal Castle, Rio de Janeiro
Farol da Mesbla at Paquetá Island, Guanabara Bay
Pier Mauá Tower, Rio de Janeiro
Passeio 56 (former Mesbla, Rio de Janeiro

Santa Catarina

Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle, Blumenau
Neumarkt Trade And Financial Center, Blumenau
Il Campanario Villaggio Resort at Jurerê Internacional, Florianópolis
Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Caçador

São Paulo

Júlio Prestes Station, São Paulo
Luz Station, São Paulo
Clock Tower of The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Clock Tower, Aparecida
Farol do Jaguaré, São Paulo
Praça do Relógio at University of São Paulo, São Paulo
Law School at University of São Paulo, São Paulo
O Relógio da Sé at Praça da Sé, São Paulo
CEAGESP, São Paulo
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian, Ribeirão Preto
Clock Tower at Swiss Park, Campinas
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Franca
Paranapiacaba, Santo André
Relógio Félix Guisard - CTI, Taubaté
Santuário de Santa Terezinha, Taubaté
Palácio das Indústrias, São Paulo
Post Office Palace, São Paulo
Paróquia Santo Antonio, São Paulo

Chile

In 2013, a research made by newspaper La Tercera revealed that only 5 out of 25 clock towers are functioning in Santiago, mostly because of financial issues and lack of interest by the owners.

Cámara de Comercio de Santiago, Santiago
Intendencia de Santiago, Santiago
Law School at University of Chile, Santiago
Chilean National History Museum, Santiago
San Francisco Church, Santiago

Canada

Alberta

Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, Alberta
Memorial Clock Tower (Cenotaph), Wainwright, Alberta

British Columbia

Vancouver City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia

Ontario

Brampton City Hall, Brampton, Ontario
Cambridge City Hall, (formerly Galt City Hall) Cambridge, Ontario
Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto
Central Post Office (Ottawa)
Dominion Building, Brampton
Hamilton City Hall
Hart House (University of Toronto), Soldiers' Tower (University of Toronto), Toronto
Kerr Hall, Ryerson University, Toronto
Mississauga Civic Centre in Mississauga
Old City Hall (Toronto), Toronto
Peace Tower, Parliament Hill Ottawa
Planet Snoopy (formerly Hanna-Barbera Land), Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan
Queen Street Viaduct, Toronto
Queen's Quay Terminal, Toronto
Ridley College, St. Catharines
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, Ontario)
Summerhill-North Toronto CPR Station, Toronto
Toronto Fire Services Station 227, Toronto
Upper Canada College, Toronto
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, Peterborough, Ontario
Fire Hall and Police Station, Exhibition Place, Toronto
Toronto Fire Service Station 315, former Toronto Fire Department Hose Station # 8, Toronto - 1972 replica of 1878 tower
Press Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto
former Toronto Fire Department Fire Hall Number 3, Toronto - tower now on top of new commercial building at 484 Yonge Street
Toronto Fire Station 312, former Toronto FD Hall #10
former North York Fire Hall # 1 hose drying tower - now located at Princess Park behind Empress Walk
Etobicoke Civic Centre clock tower, Toronto
East York Civic Centre, Toronto

Quebec

Gare du Palais, Quebec City, Quebec
Montreal Clock Tower, Quebec
Place d'Armes Clock Tower, Montreal, Quebec

Mexico

Reloj Monumental, Pachuca, Hidalgo

Peru

Tower of the University of Saint Mark, Lima

United States

Asia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

China

Bhutan

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Haifa, Ottoman clock tower (c. 1898-1900)
Safed, Ottoman clock tower at the "Saraya" (government house), inaugurated in 1900

Japan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Malaysia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Palestine

Philippines

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Albania

Austria

Graz Clock Tower, Graz

Denmark

Dipylon Clock Tower in the Carlsberg District, Copenhagen
City Hall Tower Clock on City Hall Square, Copenhagen

Finland

Central railway station, Helsinki, Finland

France

Metz railway station, Metz, France
Colmar station, Colmar, France

Germany

Kroch High-rise (1928) in Leipzig, Germany
Uhrenturm Singer Sewing Machine Company, Wittenberge (1928)
- Aqeel Naqvi's Opera Memorial Clock, Berlin
Schwäbisches Turmuhrenmuseum, a museum of tower clocks located in the Silvesterkirche clock tower, Mindelheim

Greece

Clock Tower of Arta, Greece
Clock Tower of Giannitsa, Greece
Clock tower of Komotini, Greece
Clock Tower of Saint Nicolas church, Kozani, Greece
Clock tower of Xanthi, Greece

Ireland

Church of St Anne (Shandon)#ClockIsle of ManChurch of St Anne Clock Tower in Shandon, Cork City
Rathmines college of further education in Rathmines , Dublin City

Isle of Man

Victoria Clock Tower, Foxdale, Isle of Man
Jubilee Clock, Douglas, Isle of Man

Italy

Pallata Tower, Brescia
Civic Tower (Castel Goffredo)
Clock Tower of Bassano in Teverina
Messina astronomical clock, Sicily
St Mark's Clocktower, Venice
Torrazzo of Cremona
Torre Bissara, Vicenza
Torre delle Ore, Lucca
Torre dell'Orologio, Brescia
Torre dell'Orologio, Mantua
Torre dell'Orologio, Padua

Latvia

Laima Clock
Riga Central Station

Lithuania

Bell tower of Vilnius Cathedral on Cathedral Square, Vilnius

Malta

Birgu Clock Tower, Birgu (destroyed)

Montenegro

Sahat kula, Podgorica
Sahat kula, Ulcinj
Sahat kula, Pljevlja

Netherlands

Martinitoren, Groningen
Munttoren, Amsterdam

Romania

Sibiu Evangelical Cathedral, Sibiu, Romania
Sighişoara Clock Tower, Sighişoara

Russia

Spasskaya Tower, Moscow

Serbia

Clock Gate, Kalemegdan, Belgrade

Slovakia

Michael's Gate, Bratislava

Switzerland

Einsiedeln Abbey
Grimmenturm, Zürich
Berntor, Murten
Zytglogge, Bern

Turkey

Nusretiye Clock Tower, Istanbul
Yıldız Clock Tower, Istanbul
Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Istanbul
Etfal Hospital Clock Tower, Istanbul
İzmir Clock Tower, İzmir
İzmit Clock Tower, İzmit
Büyük Saat, Adana

Ukraine

Simferopol railway station, Simferopol

United Kingdom

Bank Hall Clock Tower, Bretherton, Lancashire, England
Central Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
City Hall, Cardiff, Wales
City Hall, Norwich, England
Civic Centre, Southampton, England
Clock Tower, Brighton, England
Clock Tower, Malvern, England
Clock Tower, Knighton, Wales
Clock Tower, Clevedon, England
Clock Tower, Epsom, Surrey, England
Clock Tower, Herne Bay, Kent, England – probably oldest in the UK
Clock tower, Redcar, North Yorkshire, England
Clock tower, Surbiton, London, England
Nottingham Council House, England
Colchester Clock Tower, Colchester, England
Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster, London, England (Big Ben is the name of the bell inside)
Gravesend Clock Tower, Kent, England
Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower, Leicester, England
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, University of Birmingham, England (The tallest freestanding clock tower in the world)
Jubilee Clock Tower, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Jubilee Clock Tower, Churchill, North Somerset, England
King's Cross station, London, England
Little Ben, London, England
Liver Building, Liverpool, England
Memorial Clock, Willenhall, England
North British Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, England
St Pancras railway station, London, England
Tolbooth Steeple, Glasgow, Scotland
Trent Building, University of Nottingham, England
Victoria Building, University of Liverpool, England
Victoria Tower, Liverpool, England