A list of the tallest structures with clocks on their exterior that can be seen from the ground. The list includes various structures with a working clock face or faces on their exteriors. The first type of structure are proper
Clock tower
Clock towers are a specific type of structure which house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another buildi ...
s which are structures that fulfil the definition of a
tower with a clock face or faces on the exterior wall or walls. Possibly the most famous example is the colloquially termed
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. The officia ...
. Some structures of this type were originally built as
bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...
s and had the clocks added later, such as the
Springfield Campanille. Some clock towers of this type are freestanding, such as the
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, while others are attached to, or on top of, buildings such as the tower on the
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia. It ...
. The second set of structures are buildings (rather than towers) that had clock faces on the exterior as part of their original design such as the
Wrigley Building. The third set of structures are buildings that have had a clock face or faces added after the original building was constructed such as the
Palace of Culture and Science
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
. This division of structures with clock faces follows the general terminology used in related articles and follows
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) criteria.
For the purposes of comparison and clarity this list includes all structures with clocks and clock faces of the types previously described. The list includes all clock 'tower' structures with a height of at least .
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See also
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List of largest clock faces
A list of permanent working clocks with the largest faces in the world. Entries include all clocks with faces at least 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 ...
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List of clock towers
This is a list of clock towers by location, including only clock towers based on the following definition:
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more (often four) clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of ...
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List of tallest towers
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List of tallest buildings
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