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I am strangely drawn to clocks
the strange part is
none of them are set
none of them actually run
and
I don't own a watch
I am obsessive about being on time
I am never late
perhaps I know that
setting them
would me me
more obsessive......
North face of the clock tower at Christ Church. All four faces are driven via the gearbox at top left.
The Astronomical Clock on the side of the Old Town Hall Tower dates back to the 15th century. To appreciate this intricate construction to its fullest, join the crowd in front of the tower to observe the procession of the Twelve Apostles: on the hour, every hour, a small trap door opens and Christ marches out ahead of his disciples, while the skeleton of death tolls the bell to a defiant statue of a Turk.
Below the Astronomical Clock are 12 medallions with the signs of the zodiac, added by Josef Manes in 1865.
The Old Town Hall Tower is one of the most striking buildings in Prague, built in 1338. Inside is a staircase and an elevator. For a minimal fee, visitors can climb to the top to enjoy wonderful views over the Old Town Square and all of the Old Town.
In 1364 the Old Town Hall Tower was joined to a private house beside it, which in turn was knocked into other houses to create the Old Town Hall as we know it today.
Extensive renovation in 1470 refurbished the Old Town Hall in the Gothic style. Today the Old Town Hall houses the Prague Tourist Information Centre.
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Clock of Müllersches Volksbad (Müller's public bath), München (Munich), Bavaria, Germany.
Müllersches Volksbad is a neo-baroque Art Nouveau building from 1901 that was in its time the biggest and most expensive indoor pool of the world and the first public bath in Munich. Beside swimming in the large pools, you also could take a private bath in one of the many bath tubs.
It's still a special atmoshere there, even today you are swimming in the stylish neo-baroque ambience of the olden days.
May 2006 Scavenger Hunt: "A clock face"
Shortly after moving to our new office, some of my colleagues started demanding a wall clock. I never understood why, because we all work with computers -- which have clocks on the desktop -- and we have fancy Cisco phones which display the time too. Still, this clock went on the wall as an interim measure / form of protest.
We now have a nice wall clock that gets the time from a radio transmitter in Rugby, but Glenn's Clock remains, correct twice a day, telling us it's home time.
the owner of this store got suspicious when i was taking a photo through the window because she couldn't understand why i was talking a photo of the clock. you may agree with her.
Supposedly the wisest of birds, this astute little owl found its perch only recently, though the Seth Thomas clock has been in the family since 1864. The bird's presence in this spot is a good reminder since wisdom takes time to acquire. My great grandfather bought the clock when he was seeing military service at Ft. Vancouver, WA, in that year - a pretty wise purchase for a lad of 19, I think. The statuette was cast in India, so I hope it brings me some of the wisdom of the sub-continent. The clock was in my grandmother's possession during my childhood. Then it went to my parents, and now, just this last week, it has come into my care. It's a treasured item and brings many memories.
Installed c.1390; one of the oldest medieval clock faces in the world. On the quarter hour jousting knights go round in tournament.
This clock was added to the Jewelers Building during construction in the late 1920s. Notice father time at the top of it.
This clock uses an Arduino to display the incoming DCF77 Radio Code and also display pulse information. It is based on the clock by edr1924 here www.flickr.com/photos/edr1924/albums/72157646579220681
The clock also uses a 2nd Arduino to filter the incoming signal if required
The Fob watch, designed by Seiko, was given as a gift to the people of Melbourne. The watch has a twelve and a half metre, two tonne chain, which was taken down during the centre's refurbishment and has since not been re-attached. Every hour, on the hour, a marionette display drops down from the bottom of the watch with Australian galahs, cockatoos and two minstrels performing Waltzing Matilda, under the watchful gaze of some koalas. IDX:2012_06_15_0008965
Clock towers were first built in Ottoman territories in the 16th century and would often also function as barometers, windmills, compasses, fire watchtowers or meeting points. After the decleration of the Republic of Turkey, cities were built around clock towers, especially in Anatolia. Only 52 of 144 clock towers built during the Ottoman period still exist today.
#SALTResearch, Ali Saim Ülgen Archive
Saat kuleleri Osmanlı topraklarında 16. yüzyılda görülmeye başlandı; saatçiliğe meraklı olan II. Abdülhamid’in tahta çıkışının 25. yıl dönümünde (1901) valilere gönderdiği “irade” (ferman) ile vilayet ve sancaklara yayıldı. Halkın görebileceği yüksek bir tepeye, şehrin en kalabalık meydanına ya da kale, cami gibi tarihî yapıların üstüne inşa edilen saat kuleleri, aynı zamanda barometre, rüzgâr gülü, pusula, yangın gözetleme yeri ve buluşma noktası işlevi görürdü. Cumhuriyet’le birlikte özellikle Anadolu’daki kentler, kuleler çevresinde meydan oluşturulacak şekilde kurulmuştur. Osmanlı döneminde yapılan 144 saat kulesinden 52’si günümüze ulaşmıştır.
#SALTAraştırma, Ali Saim Ülgen Arşivi
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Here is the second picture of the clock. This time from the inside.
- SB 24 above left 1/8 power
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It's easy to take photos of model trams, the real fun is when you run them to a timetable with a fast clock.
The program on the laptop is free from www.dotric.com.au/trains/FastClock.htm
This program allows the operator to schedule sevices by destination, set the time ratio, count down for the next three departures plus stop, pause and edit. The previous set up I had was a reworked clock face ( set 3:1 ratio) and a excel spread sheet.