Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.

Originally named the Clock Tower, the structure was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The clock is a striking clock with five bells

Prague Old Town Astronomical Clock with figures flanking either side.

The clock has been removed for safe keeping?

Another junk store buy, $30. needed key and pendulum. Works great, keeps good time, sounds beautiful. Missing glass bezel. German I think.

Chinese 15 days clock

Photos from the San Jacinto building in Downtown Beaumont, Texas of the interior of the clock tower.

Old books and old clock with leather cover

The house of Big Ben and England's best known landmark, the Clock Tower of the English Parliament in London.

Good night

Edited British Library illustration of a highly ornate Chippendale clock.

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at Ningyocho Tokyo, Japan

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock

Old Victoria County Courthouse

Built 1892

Arch: J. Riely Gordon

Style: Romanesque Revival

Victoria, TX

You would need just the right setting for this three piece.

This is a 2013 limited edition resin Mickey Ear Hat Ornament. It is limited to 2400 and is by artist Costa Alavezos.

Clock located at the Academy at Ephrata Cloisters in Ephrata, Lancaster County PA

On Black

Ballard

Pre-assembly

Poor light, taken with the camera's multiole exposure low light facility, hand held

old clocks needs some tlc

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.

New boy toy

at London Bridge North

B9791 Nixie clock displaying the time

Clock mechanism. Macro.

More from this Clock can be seen in this Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_bNMMzUOhg

at LeTourneau University

This is an actual fake clock placed by the Clock Placement Committee at my office.

Do you ever feel like your life is a Dilbert cartoon?

It's enough to give a person a permanent case of the Mondays.

A different perspective -- wanted to capture it during the twilight with some light trails but reached late and ended up with this. In one way it worked well - the clutter was eliminated.

Clock Tower - stands at the heart of the Virajpet near the main market. It is a century old monument. It was built to mark the visit of King George V to India. — at Virajpet, Coorg.