List of clock towers in India explained

This is a list of notable clock towers in India.[1]

List

NameCity/TownState/ProvinceBuiltImageNotes
Sundarbai Khandelwal TowerAkolaMaharashtra12 February 1962
Aligarh Clock TowerAligarhUttar Pradesh[2]
Bahraich Clock TowerBahraichUttar Pradesh
GhantagharBhagalpurBihar
Chennai Central railway stationChennaiTamil Nadu1900
Clock towerChennaiTamil Nadu1948[3] [4]
Ripon BuildingChennaiTamil Nadu1913
Annamalai University Clock TowerChidambaramTamil Nadu
TNAU Clock TowerCoimbatoreTamil Nadu
GhantagharDehradunUttarakhand1953[5]
GhantagharDelhiNational Capital Territory1870Partially collapsed in 1950 and subsequently dismantled
GhantagharDelhiNational Capital Territory
Hari Nagar GhantagharDelhiNational Capital Territory
Clock Tower, ErodeErodeTamil Nadu
Clock towerFaizabadUttar Pradesh
Ram Narain Periwal Clock TowerFazilkaPunjab
Ghantaghar GorakhpurGorakhpurUttar Pradesh1930
Clock Tower of HaridwarHaridwarUttarakhand1938
IIEST Shibpur clock towerHowrahWest Bengal
Hooghly Imambara clock towerHooghlyWest Bengal1861
Mahboob Chowk Clock TowerHyderabadTelangana1892[6] [7]
Secunderabad Clock TowerHyderabadTelangana1897[8]
Shah Ali Banda Clock TowerHyderabadTelangana1904
Sultan Bazar Clock TowerHyderabadTelangana1865[9]
Ghanta GharJodhpurRajasthan
Clock towerKalimpongWest Bengal
Clock Tower at Christ ChurchKasauliHimachal Pradesh
Lake Town Clock TowerLake Town, KolkataWest Bengal
Chinnakada Clock TowerKollamKerala1944
Lawrence School, Lovedale Clock TowerLovedaleTamil Nadu
Husainabad Clock TowerLucknowUttar Pradesh1881[10]
Chaura Bazaar clock towerLudhianaPunjab
Clock Tower, MeerutMeerut[11]
Mirzapur Clock TowerMirzapurUttar Pradesh
Rajabai TowerMumbaiMaharashtra1878
Ghari GharMurshidabadWest Bengal
Clock towerNagercoilTamil Nadu
Lytton Memorial Clock TowerNahanHimachal Pradesh1877The Lytton memorial was built in 1877 by Raja Shamsher Prakash commemorating Lord Lytton's visit to Nahan .
BITS-Pilani Clock TowerPilaniRajasthan
Aberdeen Clock TowerPort BlairAndaman and Nicobar Islands
Ghadi Chowk, RaipurRaipurChhattisgarh19 December 1995
Saifai Clock TowerSaifaiUttar Pradesh
Sardarshahar Clock TowerSardarshaharRajasthan
Mohamedally TowerSiddhpurGujarat4 April 1915
Golden Rock Railway WorkshopTiruchirappalliTamil Nadu
NIT Trichy Clock TowerTiruchirapalliTamil Nadu
GhantagharUjjainMadhya Pradesh
King George Hospital Clock TowerVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh1923
Mohamedally TowerSiddhpurGujarat4 April 1915
Chimnabai Clock TowerVadodaraGujarat1896It was constructed from the funds raised by the citizens of Baroda State and named after Chimnabai I (1864–1885), a queen and the first wife of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Singh . Dr Yatindra Pal . Clock towers of India . 2021 . Blue Rose Publishers . 978-9-35427-256-1 . 1 . en .
  2. Book: Singh . Dr Yatindra Pal . Clock towers of India . 2021 . Blue Rose Publishers . 978-9-35427-256-1 . 6–7 . https://books.google.com/books?id=MI0TEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 . en . 1. Aligarh .
  3. News: Peter. Petlee. 2012-05-01. Historic clock tower in shambles. en-IN. The Hindu. live. 2019-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519175125/https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/historic-clock-tower-in-shambles/article3422224.ece. 2019-05-19. 0971-751X.
  4. News: M.. Serena Josephine. 2018-09-27. North Chennai's iconic clock towers stop ticking. en-IN. The Hindu. 2019-05-19. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: Mishra. Ishita. 2019-03-05. Frozen in time: This clock hasn't ticked for a year. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306083713/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//city/dehradun/frozen-in-time-iconic-clock-at-doons-clock-tower-hasnt-ticked-for-over-a-year/articleshow/68260372.cms. 2019-03-06. 2019-05-19. The Times of India. en.
  6. Web site: 2018-10-01. After decades of neglect, Hyd's 126-year-old Mahboob Chowk clock starts ticking again. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519174710/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-decades-neglect-hyds-126-year-old-mahboob-chowk-clock-starts-ticking-again-89242. 2019-05-19. 2019-05-19. The News Minute.
  7. Book: Khalidi, Omar. A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India. 32. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf. 2020-03-13.
  8. Book: Khalidi, Omar. A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India. 36. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf. 2020-03-13.
  9. Book: Khalidi, Omar. A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India. 34. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf. 2020-03-13.
  10. Web site: Fredrick. Oliver. 2017-05-28. Lucknow's historic Hussainabad clock tower, others waiting to catch up with time. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519175412/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/lucknow-s-historic-hussainabad-clock-tower-others-waiting-to-catch-up-with-time/story-zLMidN3oiAuAhgAPLtObwN.html. 2019-05-19. 2019-05-19. Hindustan Times. en.
  11. Book: Singh . Dr Yatindra Pal . Clock towers of India . 2021 . Blue Rose Publishers . 978-9-35427-256-1 . 98 . https://books.google.com/books?id=MI0TEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98 . en . 39. Meerut .
  12. Book: Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II,Administration . 1923 . G. H. Desai . Baroda . 465 . 22 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Raopura Tower . gujarattourism.com . Gujarat Tourism . 21 June 2023.

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