CLOCK-TOWER... BRUGGE Belfry
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Clock towers are a specific type of building which house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls.
Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another building.
Some other buildings also have clock faces on their exterior but these structures serve other main functions.
Clock towers are a common sight in many parts of the world with some being iconic buildings.
One example is the Elizabeth Tower in London (usually called "Big Ben", although strictly this name belongs only to the bell inside the tower).
Although clock towers are today mostly admired for their aesthetics, they once served an important purpose.
Before the middle of the twentieth century, most people did not have watches, and prior to the 18th century even home clocks were rare.
The first clocks did not have faces, but were solely striking clocks, which sounded bells to call the surrounding community to work or to prayer.
They were therefore placed in towers so the bells would be audible for a long distance.
Clock towers were placed near the centres of towns and were often the tallest structures there.
As clock towers became more common, the designers realised that a dial on the outside of the tower would allow the townspeople to read the time whenever they wanted.
Have a wonderful day and thank you, M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reservedTime, clocks, towers, timer, architecture, Brugge, Belgium, night, colour, horizontal, "magda indigo"
CLOCK-TOWER... BRUGGE Belfry
#AbFav_PHOTOSTORY
#AbFav_TIME
Clock towers are a specific type of building which house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls.
Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another building.
Some other buildings also have clock faces on their exterior but these structures serve other main functions.
Clock towers are a common sight in many parts of the world with some being iconic buildings.
One example is the Elizabeth Tower in London (usually called "Big Ben", although strictly this name belongs only to the bell inside the tower).
Although clock towers are today mostly admired for their aesthetics, they once served an important purpose.
Before the middle of the twentieth century, most people did not have watches, and prior to the 18th century even home clocks were rare.
The first clocks did not have faces, but were solely striking clocks, which sounded bells to call the surrounding community to work or to prayer.
They were therefore placed in towers so the bells would be audible for a long distance.
Clock towers were placed near the centres of towns and were often the tallest structures there.
As clock towers became more common, the designers realised that a dial on the outside of the tower would allow the townspeople to read the time whenever they wanted.
Have a wonderful day and thank you, M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reservedTime, clocks, towers, timer, architecture, Brugge, Belgium, night, colour, horizontal, "magda indigo"