Giant Clock Tower, Omkar Hills, Bangalore
A giant clock, bigger than London's Big Ben, began ticking recently in the Omkar Hills area, on the outskirts of Bangalore.
The Bangalore Ben is a horological wonder as well as a statistician's delight. It took three years and Rs.20 lakh to build by HMT and has a diameter of 24 ft and the numerals are 2.5 ft tall. The hour and minute hands weigh 40 kg each. The clock tower combines 20 tonnes of steel with 200 cubic metres of concrete. When the bell strikes every hour, you could be three kilometres away and still hear the sound of a conch followed by a reverberating "Om".
Giant Clock Tower, Omkar Hills, Bangalore
A giant clock, bigger than London's Big Ben, began ticking recently in the Omkar Hills area, on the outskirts of Bangalore.
The Bangalore Ben is a horological wonder as well as a statistician's delight. It took three years and Rs.20 lakh to build by HMT and has a diameter of 24 ft and the numerals are 2.5 ft tall. The hour and minute hands weigh 40 kg each. The clock tower combines 20 tonnes of steel with 200 cubic metres of concrete. When the bell strikes every hour, you could be three kilometres away and still hear the sound of a conch followed by a reverberating "Om".