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The clock tower installed in 1906 with a Westminister chimes is between the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall at Empress Place. The bronze statue is Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.
the famous clock tower and beach in collioure harbour made famous by fauvism artist Matisse and derain icm shot
This article is about The New Jersey Colgate clock. For the Indiana Colgate Clock, see Colgate Clock (Indiana).
The Colgate Clock is an octagonal clock in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, with a diameter of 50 feet (15.24 meter), and it faces the Hudson River. It is currently situated 400 meters south of the former site of the headquarters of consumer products conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive, which was until the 1980s based in Jersey City and maintained by John A. Winters from the 1930's until his retirement in 1976.
The current Colgate Clock was built in 1924 to replace an earlier clock designed by Colgate engineer Warren Day and constructed by the Seth Thomas Clock Company for the centennial of the Colgate Company in 1906. The original clock was relocated to a Colgate factory in Clarksville, Indiana.
As of 2005, the Colgate Clock stands on an otherwise empty lot; all of the other old buildings in the complex were demolished in 1985, when Colgate left New Jersey. The lot is located on the Hudson River waterfront and the clock itself is 100 meters south of the Goldman Sachs Tower, the largest skyscraper in the state of New Jersey. The construction of that building in the early 2000s forced a relocation of the clock southward to its current location. At the time of the relocation the size of the Colgate advertisement attached to it was reduced to comply with the Hudson River No Billboard law. As a part of the relocation agreement Goldman Sachs now maintains the clock.
A variation of an old photo that was lost when our computer was stolen a few years ago. I think I prefer the angle of this photo more as well as the variations in the grey scale.
When you're watching the left hand clock on the Musee d'Orsay, the people in the clock are watching you. One of the best sneak views in Paris.
Another junk store buy, $30. needed key and pendulum. Works great, keeps good time, sounds beautiful. Missing glass bezel. German I think.
Photos from the San Jacinto building in Downtown Beaumont, Texas of the interior of the clock tower.
Clock at the east end of the Main Hall of Union Station (1908, Daniel Burnham). The statues are Roman centurions by Louis St. Gaudens, 26 of which line the walls of the Main Hall.
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Front desk clock at Johnson & Wales Inn. Excellent facility to stay at! Used Gimp to eliminate a horrible reflection in the photo.
Oversized earth-tone (taupe/plum) wall clock with handpainted designs. (clock and product photography by mary potts)
Tianjin, China - Nov 1, 2016: The Century Clock on a public park, along the Haihe River. Commercial buildings with modern architectural style in background.
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj [praʒskiː ɔrlɔi]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, at 50°5′13.23″N 14°25′15.30″E / 50.0870083°N 14.420917°E / 50.0870083; 14.420917. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction.
The Orloj is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months.
The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, the latter a professor.
Later, presumably around 1490, the calendar dial was added and clock facade decorated with gothic sculptures.
In 1552 it was repaired by Jan Taborský, clock-master of Orloj, who also wrote a report on the clock where he mentioned Hanuš as maker of the clock. This was a mistake, and was corrected during the 20th century.
The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. Some speculate that the government purposely gouged out the original maker's eyes in order to prevent him from making a similar clock for another country. After this he died touching the clock, at which point the clock stopped working and remained unrepairable for a number of years. In the 17th century moving statues were added, and figures of the Apostles were added after major repair in 1865-1866.
The Orloj suffered heavy damage on May 7 and especially May 8, 1945, during the Prague Uprising, when Germans directed incendiary fire from several armored vehicles and an anti-aircraft gun to the south-west side of the Old Town Square in an effort to silence the provocative broadcasting initiated by the National Committee on May 5. The hall and nearby buildings burned along with the wooden sculptures on the Orloj and the calendar dial face made by Josef Mánes. The machinery was repaired, the wooden Apostles restored by Vojtěch Sucharda, and the Orloj started working again in 1948, but only after significant effort.
There exists a good deal of misinformation relating to the construction of the Orloj[citation needed]. For a long time it was believed that the Orloj was constructed in 1490 by clockmaster Jan Růže (also called Hanuš) and his assistant Jakub Čech. Another fictitious story involves the clockmaker Hanuš being blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors.
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The LEGO Plate Clock is a colorful, geeky, wonderful addition to your home decor!
Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire. In 1888, TF Braime started his metal pressing company, and was later joined by JH Braime. After the international success of their oil can, they moved here in 1911, and as well as making parts for the motor car industry, they played an active role in both world wars, making artillery cases in the 1940's. Their factory retains many original features, and have very recently had a significant increase in orders, needing to start a night shift this September.
The Hereios asked for clocks today which meant convincing my wonderful husband to pull down his antique clock from its resting place way above my head.
What better to go with an antique than something relatively new?
This little guy is three weeks old and the runt of our litter. We're calling him Muffin for now, but truth be told he's struggling. Hopefully this will remain a sweet baby picture and not a memorial, but only time will tell. (Pun not intended.)
Tried to make it look a little like a pencil drawing without using a pencil filter. Did it work?
WH: Clocks
112 in 2012 #45 - Furry, fluffy or hairy
Edit - Muffin didn't make it. He was found on Monday, April 24th, gone some time during the night.