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The Clocktower and Stable Block at Dunham Hall bathed in this morning's sunshine, which didn't last for long.....................
Daniels & Fisher Clocktower North Face seen from the 17th floor...
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Penny: Do you have any idea what time it is?
Sheldon: Of course I do. My watch is linked to the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. It's accurate to one-tenth of a second. But as I'm saying this, it occurs to me that, once again, your question may have been rhetorical.
--"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Sunrise at the Daniels & Fisher Clocktower, 20th floor, Denver....
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Dennis Miller: Three weeks ago, Pepsi-Cola bought 7-Up and, this week, Coca-Cola bought Dr. Pepper. And this morning, in the smartest move of the year, the distant third-ranking soft drink, Royal Crown, bought the entire water supply of North America....
--"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Established in 1930, this fireproof storage warehouse had a unique feature, a clocktower to illuminate the sky.
Clocktower view of December Denver Sunset this week....
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Sheldon: December 25, 1642. Isaac Newton was born. Jesus, on the other hand, was not. His birthday was moved to coincide with the celebration of the winter solstice.
Leonard: Merry Newtonmas, everyone!
Sheldon: I can tell you're not being sincere, but I can't say why?
--"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Built between 1891 to 1932
Architects: Alfred Waterhouse -1891, Paul Waterhouse -1910, and Stanley Birkett - 1932
Originally the Refuge Assurance Company and later converted to a hotel in 1996
Nineteenth Century former offices and admin block of the Staveley Coal & Ironworks between Hollingwood and Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield. Now a Business Centre.
Feb. 18, 2017
City of Green Administration Building
Fuji GX680 III -50mm. lens
Fuji Acros 100 - APH09 - 1:50
The preacher's sign says 'Believe on the the Lord...' - the more usual 'Believe in...' seemingly does not do the job here in Leicester if you want to be saved.
The masked figure in Neapolitan costume who strikes the hour on the clocktower is Pulcinella. The English Punch and Danish Mester Jakel both derive from the character Pulcinella in the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, a staged comedy going back to at least the 16th century. Pulcinella is normally presented as a Naples bumpkin named after the Italian for a young chicken due to his beaklike nose and disoriented stupidity. His basic characteristics are a mean, vicious temperament and a propensity to knock everyone – including his wife – around. These characteristics reappear of course in the English Punch version.
The Torre di Pulcinella has been standing in Montepulciano for several hundred years. Some claim it was erected by a bishop from Naples longing for and eager to share some of his hometown folklore.
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One of the landmarks of downtown Staunton, Virginia, is the clock tower. The building was completed around 1890 and later remodeled by architect T.J. Collins. The building housed the YMCA for many years. Information from Staunton's tourist website and the book Staunton by Sergei Troubetzkoy.