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Medieval Clocktower in the old city of Bern. Bern's medieval center has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
The Zytglogge tower (German: Zeitglockenturm) in Bern, Switzerland is famous for its astronomical clock from the 15th century. The hand symbol displays the position of the sun (left is east, right is west), while a golden and black ball shows the position of the moon. The angle between this two marks the lunar phase.
The Zodiac is the moving part. The three concentric golden rings show the maximal sunhight in the summer (outer most) at spring or autumn (middle) and in winter (inner most).
At the right is a figure play, which is moving every hour has also a sound by bells.
The Alumni Clocktower on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on July 27, 2021. (Dominic Baima)
Paralyzed Veterans of America's Racing Team participates in the Clocktower Classic April 24-27, 2014, in Rome, GA. For more information on adaptive sports opportunities from Paralyzed Veterans of America, please visit www.pva.org/sports. Photo by Josh Branstetter.
Uplit Clocktower - The dramatic lighting and shadows make this tower seem like it was lifted straight out of Gotham City.
This structure was built in 1909 to mark the cities Silver Jubilee . The clocktower has been a central feature of the main street every since that time . The above was taken by the contractor C. Bender bricklayer . circa 1910 -12 Photo : Charles Bender collection .
Grafton . NSW .
Union Station Clocktower
Constructed by the world famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White of N.Y. for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, the Union Station on Meadow Street was modeled after the Torre del Mangia at the Palazzo Publico in Siena, Italy. It cost $332,000 to build in 1909. The clocktower is 240 feet (73 m) high and has 318 steps. The clock was made by Seth Thomas Co. with a dial 16 feet (4.9 m) in diameter with 5-foot (1.5 m) tall Roman numerals. The eight she-wolf gargoyles are a reminder of the myth of Romulus and Remus. The tower opened July 12, 1909. Union Station is now the home of the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper, which serves over 120,000 subscribers in the Greater Waterbury area, and the city's Metro-North railroad station is on a platform next to the building.
Me and my particularly talented friend Cat (of Catillest) have decided to try and get involved in all the interesting art stuff that’s happening in Croydon. So, we’ve started documenting the activity around the newly formed ‘Arts Quarter’ - which is right in the middle of things, just off of the high street and the clocktower. As far as I know, the Arts Quarter is the brainchild of Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison. Kevin’s the creator-curator of the RISE Gallery - which can be found in St. George’s Walk. If you're looking for it, you can't miss it.
There have apparently been over 120 paintings so far, and these are going to be rotated (i'm not sure how often). The whole thing was started off by a takeover from Ayaan Bulale's Femme Fierce. Femme Fierce is made up of about 35 artists - they actually broke a Guinness record for 'the largest spray paint mural created by a team'. They did this to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer Care. And ain't that somethin'?
The Arts Quarter project faced an initial hurdle in the form of three (?) blokes who kept tagging over all the art. Kevin and said guys have apparently come to an understanding now, and I guess everybody's hoping that things are gonna stay… unedited. I'm not a street artist but the idea of respecting the work of your fellow spray painters and hip hop artisans seems like a…kinda fundamental thing.
Asides from Femme Fierce, other artists who've taken include Eska & Morgazmik, Decolife, Dan Kitchener, Artista, Mr Cenz and Gnasher. A lot of people are making comparisons to East London - Shoreditch, Hackney Wick etc. - I'd beg to differ, no comparisons are needed. Croydon's always had a strong scene, all of its own: shitloads of graffiti (usually not of the …sanctioned kind) plus the kind of atmosphere and urban culture that you can only develop in a concrete wasteland (OK, so it's not ALL wasteland). And dubstep was invented here - I saw that with my own eyes!
Re: the artist in some of the shots. We ran into this guy and his girlfriend working on one of the walls in St. George's Walk. Softspoken, he told us that he’d been diagnosed with autism and osteoarthritis (in his writing hand) and that 'didn’t rate himself much' as an artist. But he also said that he was 'getting on a bit’ and that it is never too late to express yourself in some way or another #DontDieWithYourMusicStillInYou
Downtown Denver's skyline seen from the Daniels & Fisher Clocktower....
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Mr. Burns: This house has quite a long and colorful history. It was built on an ancient Indian burial ground, and was the setting of Satanic rituals, witch-burnings, and five John Denver Christmas specials..
--"The Simpsons" (FOX)
The June 22, 2012 cruise night in downtown Jackson, Michigan. Several blocks of downtown are
closed off and a terrific selection of cars is on display.
The Millenium Clocktower is at the main intersection of downtown Jackson. The clocktower was dedicated on Dec. 31, 1999 and contains a time capsule, scheduled to be opened in the year
3000.