Zebra clock explained

The Monumental Clock [Dutch: Monumentale klok], commonly known as the Zebra clock [Dutch: Zebraklok], is a street clock and work of public art on the Bezuidenhoutseweg street side of the Koningin Julianaplein square, next to Den Haag central railway station in The Hague, Netherlands. It is a local landmark and popular as a meeting-place for people arriving or departing the city by train.[1]

It was installed in 1977 by artist Jaap Karman. It stands 8 meters tall, it has three matching sides with moulded plastic faces of black and white stripes indicating the position of the hours, and is internally lit.[2] It has been destroyed by fire and restored twice - a few months after installation[3] and again in 1985.[4] The clock was temporarily removed from 1997 to 2002, and again from 2008 to 2011 for renovations to the square and station precinct.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet you at the Zebra clock. June 16, 2015. Den Haag To Go. en-US. 2016-03-14.
  2. Web site: Jaap Karman www.haagsekunstenaars.nl - Stroom Den Haag. www.haagsekunstenaars.nl. 2016-03-14.
  3. Web site: Historie - Den Haag Nieuw Centraal. www.denhaagnieuwcentraal.nl. Dutch. 2016-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324125731/http://www.denhaagnieuwcentraal.nl/waarom-dhnc/historie/. 2017-03-24. dead.
  4. Web site: Zebraklok in de opslag. September 22, 2008. Den Haag Nieuw Centraal. Dutch. 2016-03-14.
  5. Web site: Zebraklok na drie jaar terug bij station. 31 October 2011. Omroep West. Dutch. 2016-03-14.