A list of permanent working clocks with the largest faces in the world. Entries include all clocks with faces at least 4m (13feet) in diameter. Clocks can be located on the exterior or interior of buildings, and towers as well as on the ground as is the case with floral clock faces.
| Rank | Location | Image | No. of faces | Chiming | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43m (141feet) | 4 | No | 2012 | Building | Saudi Arabia | Tallest building with clock faces. Building 601m (1,972feet) which also makes the clock faces the highest above the ground level | |||||
| 2 | 36m (118feet) | 1 | No | 2005 | Shopping centre | Turkey | 3-metre-high digits laid on the transparent roof of the centre | |||||
| 3 | Photo | 24.2m (79.4feet) | 1 | No | ? | India | Largest floral clock in the world | [1] | ||||
| 4 | Aekyung Tower | Photo | 24m (79feet) | 1 | No | 2018 | Building | South Korea | [2] | |||
| 5 | Park Heroyiv | 22m (72feet) | 1 | No | 2011 | Floral clock | Ukraine | Constructed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. Minute hand is 13m (43feet) | [3] | |||
| 6 | 20m (70feet) | 4 | No | 1943 | Railway station | Brazil | Clock tower is 122m (400feet) tall | [4] | ||||
| 7 | 18m (59feet) | 1 | No | 1933 | Building | USA | Largest clock face in USA. Octagonal clock. Has 8.5m (27.9feet) and 6.4m (21feet) aluminium hands | |||||
| 8 | 15.2m (49.9feet) | 1 | No | 1924 | Freestanding | USA | Octagonal clock. Originally located on roof of Colgate headquarters building | |||||
| 9 | 15m (49feet) | 4 | No | 2000(building) 2002(clocks added) | Building | Japan | Tower is 240m (790feet) | [5] | ||||
| 10 | Abbasabad | Photo | 15m (49feet) | 1 | No | 2005 | Floral clock | Iran | [6] | |||
| 11 | 13.6m (44.6feet) | 2 | No | 2011 | Building | Russia | Minute hand is 7.3m (24feet) and hour hand is 5.5m (18feet) | |||||
| 12 | 12.25m (40.19feet) | 4 | No | 1962 | Clock tower | USA | Clock tower is 86.25m (282.97feet) and is known as the Allen-Bradley clock tower. Each hour hand is 4.8m (15.7feet) long. Each minute hand is 6.1m (20feet) long. | [7] | ||||
| 13 | Niagara Falls Floral Clock | 12.2m (40feet) | 1 | No | 1950 | Floral Clock | Canada | [8] | ||||
| 13 | 12m (39feet) | 1 | No | 1906 | Freestanding | USA | Octagonal clock face. Built for the centennial of the Colgate Company in its original location of Jersey City. Moved to Indiana in 1924 when a larger replacement was made. | |||||
| 14 | Alexandra Clock | Photo | 11m (36feet) | 1 | No | 1968 | Freestanding | New Zealand | Located on a hill overlooking the town. Currently (as of 2020) not working | [9] [10] | ||
| 15 | 10m (30feet) | 1 | No | 1961 | Floral clock | USA | Located in the grounds of the capitol building. Minute hand 6.1m (20feet) and hour hand 4.6m (15.1feet) | |||||
| 16 | 10m (30feet) | 1 | No | 1988 | Railway station | France | [11] | |||||
| 17 | Resovia Office | 10m (30feet) | 1 | No | 2020 | Office building | Poland | Fifth largest clock face in Europe | [12] | |||
| 18 | Aarau railway station | 9m (30feet) | 1 | No | 1988 | Railway station | Switzerland | Aarau | Sixth largest clock face in Europe | [13] | ||
| 19 | Main building of Moscow State University | 9m (30feet) | 4 | No | 1953 | Building | Russia | Moscow | University has one central tower (no clock face) and four ancillary towers upon which one clock face and a barometer and thermometer are located. Minute hand is 3.9m (12.8feet) | [14] | ||
| 20 | Stephen's Green Shopping Centre | 8.9m (29.2feet) | 1 | No | 1988 | Shopping centre | Republic of Ireland | Dublin | ||||
| 21 | St Peter's Church | 8.64m (28.35feet) | 1 | No | 1534 | Church | Switzerland | Zürich | Largest church clock face. The minute hand is 5.73m (18.8feet) and the hour hand is 5.07m (16.63feet) | |||
| 22 | Oslo City Hall | 8.6m (28.2feet) | 1 | Yes | 1950 | Building | Norway | Oslo | Tower with clock on it is known as Oslo Rådhus 2 and is 63m (207feet). Building hosts the Nobel Peace Prize each year | [15] | ||
| 23 | Christchurch Floral Clock | 8.5m (27.9feet) | 1 | No | 1953 | Floral clock | New Zealand | Christchurch | Over 7000 plants are required each spring and autumn for the design | [16] | ||
| 24 | Torrazzo of Cremona | 8.2m (26.9feet) | 1 | No | 1588 | Tower Building | Italy | Cremona | Largest clock face in Italy and one of the largest astronomical clock faces in the world. | |||
| 25 | St. Michael's Church, Hamburg | 8m (26feet) | 4 | No | 1911 | Church | Germany | Hamburg | The minute hand is 4.91m (16.11feet) and the hour hand is 3.65m (11.98feet) 3.65 m. The Clock tower is 132m (433feet) | [17] [18] | ||
| 26 | Met Life Tower | 8m (26feet) | 4 | No | 1912 | Building | USA | New York | Minute hands are 5.2m (17.1feet) and the hour hands are 4.06m (13.32feet). Tower 213.4m (700.1feet) tall | [19] | ||
| 27 | Philadelphia City Hall | 7.9m (25.9feet) | 4 | No | 1901 | Clock tower | USA | Philadelphia | Building with clock tower is 167m (548feet) | |||
| 28 | 7.62m (25feet) | 2 | No | 1930 | Building | United Kingdom | Largest clock faces in UK | |||||
| 29 | Waverly at South Beach | 7.62 m (25 ft) | 1 | No | 2000 | Building | USA | Clock Movement weighs 771 kg (1700 lbs) | [20] | |||
| 30 | 7.6m (24.9feet) | 4 | Electronic[21] | 1911 | Clock tower | United Kingdom | [22] | |||||
| 31 | 7.6m (24.9feet) | 1 | No | 1932 | Church | Czech Republic | ||||||
| 32 | 7.5m (24.6feet) | 1 | No | 2014 | Shopping centre | Russia | Clock is inside toy shop. Pendulum is 13m (43feet) | [23] [24] | ||||
| 33 | 7.3m (24feet) | 4 | No | 1911 | Building | USA | The largest four-dial gravity clock in the world. Tower is 88.1m (289feet) | [25] | ||||
| 34 | 7.2m (23.6feet) | 4 | No | 1906 | Clock tower | USA | Largest four-face chiming clock in the world. Clock tower is 105m (344feet). Minute hands are 4.3m (14.1feet) | [26] | ||||
| 35 | 7m (23feet) | 4 | Yes | 1859 | Clock Tower | United Kingdom | Clock tower is 96m (315feet) tall. Commonly known as 'Big Ben', although this is accurately the name of the largest chiming bell. | [27] | ||||
| 36 | 7m (23feet) | 4 | No | 1909 | Tower building | Germany | Tower is 75m (246feet) | [28] | ||||
| 37 | 6.9m (22.6feet) | 4 | Yes | 1786 | Church | Belgium | Tower is 123m (404feet) | [29] [30] | ||||
| 38 | 6.75m (22.15feet) | 4 | Yes | 1909 | Clock tower | USA | ||||||
| 39 | 6.7m (22feet) | 4 | Yes | 1898 | Building | USA | Clock tower is 74.7m (245.1feet) and houses a private penthouse residence | [31] [32] | ||||
| 40 | 6.7m (22feet) | 4 | No | 1912 | Building | Canada | Building is 80.7m (264.8feet). Faces are illuminated at night | [33] [34] | ||||
| 41 | 6.7m (22feet) | 1 | No | 1916 | Building | USA | Due to the installation of an undersized motor, the clock failed to work properly through much of the 20th century | |||||
| 42 | 6.4m (21feet) | 1 | Yes | 1451 | Building | Italy | [35] | |||||
| 43 | 6.2m (20.3feet) | 4 | No | 2000 | Building | Poland | Building constructed in 1955 at a height of 237m (778feet). Clock faces added later. | |||||
| 44 | 6.12m (20.08feet) | 4 | Yes | 1851 | Building | Russia | The tower is 711NaN1 tall | [36] | ||||
| 45 | Mercantile National Bank Building | 6.1m (20feet)[37] | 4 | No | 1943 | Building | USA | Dallas | Building completed in 1942. Addition of clock tower 1943. Height of building 159.4m (523feet) | [38] [39] [40] | ||
| 46 | Old City Hall | 6m (20feet) | 1 | Yes | 1899 | Tower building | Canada | Clock tower is 103.6m (339.9feet) | ||||
| 47 | Wrigley Building | 5.97m (19.59feet) | 1 | No | 1924 | Building | USA | Chicago | The hour hands are 1.73m (05.68feet) and the minute hands 2.79m (09.15feet). The building is 133.5m (438feet) | [41] | ||
| 48 | Clock tower of Padua | 5.6m (18.4feet) | 1 | No | 1437 | Building | Italy | Padua | [42] | |||
| 49 | Milwaukee City Hall | 5.5m (18feet) | 1 | Yes | 1895 | Tower building | USA | Milwaukee | Tower is 107.6m (353feet) tall | [43] | ||
| 50 | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | 5.25m (17.22feet) | 4 | Yes | 1908 | Clock tower | United Kingdom | Birmingham | Tallest freestanding clock tower in the world at 100m (300feet). The hour hand is 3m (10feet) and the minute hand is 1.8m (05.9feet) | |||
| 51 | Jardin Anglais | 5m (16feet) | 1 | No | 2002 | Floral clock | Switzerland | Geneva | Originally created in 1955 | |||
| 52 | Brisbane City Hall | 4.8m (15.7feet) | 4 | Yes | 1930 | Tower building | Australia | Brisbane | Tower is 91m (299feet) | [44] | ||
| 53 | Manchester Town Hall | 4.8m (15.7feet) | 4 | Yes | 1877 | Tower building | United Kingdom | Manchester | Tallest town hall clock tower in UK. | [45] [46] | ||
| 54 | Peace Tower | 4.8m (15.7feet) | 4 | Yes | 1920 | Tower building | Canada | Tower is 92.2m (302.5feet) tall. Built to commemorate Canadians who lost their lives in World War I | [47] | |||
| 55 | 4.77m (15.65feet) | 4 | No | 1921 | Tower building | Australia | Tower is 85.6m (280.8feet) | [48] | ||||
| 56 | Royal Palace | Photo | 4.7m (15.4feet) | 1 | No | ? | Floral clock | Malaysia | Anak Bukit |
A list of clocks with the largest faces that have been installed as temporary structures. Inclusion in this list follows the criteria for the list above except for the temporary nature of the clock.
| Rank | Location | Image | No. of faces | Chiming | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video | 3.28km (02.04miles) | 1 | No | 2011 | Laser | USA | It took 13 months to create the clock | [49] | |||
| 2 | Scania Clock | Photo | 298.5m (979.3feet) | 1 | No | 2016 | Articulated lorries | Spain | Unknown | Created with 14 Scania trucks driving in circles for 24 hours at an abandoned airfield | [50] | |
| 3 | Photos | 30m (100feet) | 1 | No | 1904 | Floral clock | USA | Created for the world fair | [51] |
A list of the largest faced clocks that have been destroyed or demolished since their construction. Inclusion in this list follows the criteria for the list above except for the fact that the clocks are no longer extant.
| Rank | Location | Image | No. of faces | Chiming | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12m (39feet) | 4 | Yes | 1705 | Church | Belgium | Made by Jacob Willmore in 1705. The hour hand was 3.62m long. The hands were destroyed by German fire during the capture of Mechelen in 1914. The remains of the clock faces were only removed in 1963. The clock itself was preserved and still controls the ringing of the bells. In 2014, the inhabitants of Mechelen decided against the restoration of the dials in a referendum. | [52] [53] | ||||
| 1 | 40feet | 1 | No | 1862/1876 | Building | UK | Made by E. J. Dent and installed in the 1862 International Exhibition building. It was moved to the Crystal Palace in Sydenham in November 1876. It was destroyed along with the Crystal Palace itself during the 1936 fire. | [54] | ||||
| 2 | Singer Factory Clock | Video | 26feet | 4 | 1885 | Building | Scotland, UK | Located at the Singer factory in Clydebank, the four-sided clock was mounted in a 200feet tower. The clock, which had become a local landmark, was demolished in a factory modernisation program in 1963 | [55] |