The role of clock towers can be seen from its’ name ” Clock Tower ” , which means tower with a clock. It may have one or a few large watches ( usually of four sides ) for more people to be able to seen and read the time from afar . Clock towers usually possess a mechanism that strikes the hours day and night with simple tones or melodies . They usually locate near the central positions of major cities. Clock Tower may represent an independent building or part of other facilities such as church or municipal building. They are architectural and cultural historic landmark of each country . Take a look some of the most famous clock towers of the world
Big Ben, London, England
Montreal Clock Tower, Canada
Palace of Culture and Science. Warsaw, Poland
Peace Tower, Canada
Clock Tower, Hong Kong
Victoria Theater and Concert Hall,Singapore
The Rajabai Clock Tower in Mumbai,India
Zytglogge tower Bern, Switzerland
Spasskaya Clock Tower, Russia
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Don't forget the Messina Clock in Sicily and the Cosmo Clock 21 in Yokohama, Japan.
https://www.bavarianclockworks.com/blog/the-worlds-most-famous-clock-towers/
Nice article. The Messina Clock in Sicily, Italy and Cosmo Clock 21 in Yokohama, Japan are also famous towers.