A list of permanent working clocks with the largest faces in the world. Entries include all clocks with faces at least 4 m (13 ft) 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 | Diameter | No. of faces |
Chiming | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks | Ref |
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1 | Abraj Al Bait Towers | 43 m (141 ft) | 4 | No | 2012 | Building | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | Tallest building with clock faces. Building 601 metres (1,972 feet) which also makes the clock faces the highest above the ground level | ||
2 | Istanbul Cevahir | 36 m (118 ft) | 1 | No | 2005 | Shopping centre | Turkey | Istanbul | 3-metre-high digits laid on the transparent roof of the centre | ||
3 | Bhestan | Photo | 24.2 m (79 ft) | 1 | No | ? | Floral clock | India | Surat | Largest floral clock in the world | [1] |
4 | Aekyung Tower | Photo | 24 m (79 ft) | 1 | No | 2018 | Building | South Korea | Seoul | [2] | |
5 | Park Heroyiv | 22 m (72 ft) | 1 | No | 2011 | Floral clock | Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih | Constructed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. Minute hand is 13 m (43 ft) | [3] | |
6 | Central do Brasil | 20 m (66 ft) | 4 | No | 1943 | Railway station | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Clock tower is 122 m (400 ft) tall | [4] | |
7 | Duquesne Brewery | 18 m (59 ft) | 1 | No | 1933 | Building | USA | Pittsburgh | Largest clock face in USA. Octagonal clock. Has 8.5 m (28 ft) and 6.4 m (21 ft) aluminium hands | ||
8 | Colgate Clock (New Jersey) | 15.2 m (50 ft) | 1 | No | 1924 | Freestanding | USA | Jersey City | Octagonal clock. Originally located on roof of Colgate headquarters building | ||
9 | NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building | 15 m (49 ft) | 4 | No | 2000(building) 2002(clocks added) |
Building | Japan | Tokyo | Tower is 240 m (790 ft) | [5] | |
10 | Abbasabad | Photo Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 15 m (49 ft) | 1 | No | 2005 | Floral clock | Iran | Tehran | [6] | |
11 | Grozny City Towers | 13.6 m (45 ft) | 2 | No | 2011 | Building | Russia | Grozny | Minute hand is 7.3 m (24 ft) and hour hand is 5.5 m (18 ft) | ||
12 | Rockwell Automation HQ | 12.25 m (40.2 ft) | 4 | No | 1962 | Clock tower | USA | Milwaukee | Clock tower is 86.25 m (283.0 ft) and is known as the Allen-Bradley clock tower. Each hour hand is 4.8 m (16 ft) long. Each minute hand is 6.1 m (20 ft) long. | [7] | |
13 | Niagara Falls Floral Clock | 12.2 m (40 ft) | 1 | No | 1950 | Floral Clock | Canada | Niagara Falls | [8] | ||
13 | Colgate Clock (Indiana) | 12 m (39 ft) | 1 | No | 1906 | Freestanding | USA | Clarksville | 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 | 11 m (36 ft) | 1 | No | 1968 | Freestanding | New Zealand | Alexandra | Located on a hill overlooking the town. Currently (as of 2020) not working | [9][10] |
15 | Kentucky State Capitol | 10 m (33 ft) | 1 | No | 1961 | Floral clock | USA | Frankfort | Located in the grounds of the capitol building. Minute hand 6.1 m (20 ft) and hour hand 4.6 m (15 ft) | ||
16 | Gare de Cergy - Saint-Christophe | 10 m (33 ft) | 1 | No | 1988 | Railway station | France | Cergy | [11] | ||
17 | Resovia Office | 10 m (33 ft) | 1 | No | 2020 | Office building | Poland | Rzeszów | Fifth largest clock face in Europe | [12] | |
18 | Aarau railway station | 9 m (30 ft) | 1 | No | 1988 [citation needed] |
Railway station | Switzerland | Aarau | Sixth largest clock face in Europe | [13] | |
19 | Main building of Moscow State University | 9 m (30 ft) | 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 3.9 m (13 ft) | [14] | |
20 | Stephen's Green Shopping Centre | 8.9 m (29 ft) [citation needed] |
1 | No | 1988 | Shopping centre | Republic of Ireland | Dublin | |||
21 | St Peter's Church | 8.64 m (28.3 ft) | 1 | No | 1534 | Church | Switzerland | Zürich | Largest church clock face. The minute hand is 5.73 metres (18.8 ft) and the hour hand is 5.07 metres (16.6 ft) | ||
22 | Oslo City Hall | 8.6 m (28 ft) [citation needed] |
1 | Yes | 1950 | Building | Norway | Oslo | Tower with clock on it is known as Oslo Rådhus 2 and is 63 m (207 ft). Building hosts the Nobel Peace Prize each year | [15] | |
23 | Christchurch Floral Clock | 8.5 m (28 ft) | 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 | 8.2 m (27 ft) | 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 | 8 m (26 ft) | 4 | No | 1911 | Church | Germany | Hamburg | The minute hand is 4.91 m (16.1 ft) and the hour hand is 3.65 m (12.0 ft) 3.65 m. The Clock tower is 132 m (433 ft) | [17][18] | |
26 | Met Life Tower | 8 m (26 ft) | 4 | No | 1912 | Building | USA | New York | Minute hands are 5.2 m (17 ft) and the hour hands are 4.06 m (13.3 ft). Tower 213.4 m (700 ft) tall | [19] | |
27 | Philadelphia City Hall | 7.9 m (26 ft) | 4 | No | 1901 | Clock tower | USA | Philadelphia | Building with clock tower is 167 m (548 ft) | ||
28 | Shell Mex House | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) | 2 | No | 1930 | Building | United Kingdom | London | Largest clock faces in UK | ||
29 | Waverly at South Beach | 7.62 m (25 ft) | 1 | No | 2000 | Building | USA | Miami | Clock Movement weighs 771 kg (1700 lbs) | [20] | |
30 | Royal Liver Building | 7.6 m (25 ft) | 4 | Electronic[21] | 1911 | Clock tower | United Kingdom | Liverpool | Clocks on two towers with building including clock towers 98.2 m (322 ft). Building part of the World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City | [22] | |
31 | Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord | 7.6 m (25 ft) | 1 | No | 1932 | Church | Czech Republic | Prague | |||
32 | Detsky Mir | 7.5 m (25 ft) | 1 | No | 2014 | Shopping centre | Russia | Moscow | Clock is inside toy shop. Pendulum is 13 m (43 ft) | [23][24] | |
33 | Emerson Tower | 7.3 m (24 ft) | 4 | No | 1911 | Building | USA | Baltimore | The largest four-dial gravity clock in the world. Tower is 88.1 m (289 ft) | [25] | |
34 | Minneapolis City Hall | 7.2 m (24 ft) | 4 | No | 1906 | Clock tower | USA | Minneapolis | Largest four-face chiming clock in the world. Clock tower is 105 m (344 ft). Minute hands are 4.3 m (14 ft) | [26] | |
35 | Elizabeth Tower | 7 m (23 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1859 | Clock Tower | United Kingdom | London | Clock tower is 96 m (315 ft) tall. Commonly known as 'Big Ben', although this is accurately the name of the largest chiming bell. | [27] | |
36 | Siemensstadt | 7 m (23 ft) | 4 | No | 1909 | Tower building | Germany | Berlin | Tower is 75 m (246 ft) | [28] | |
37 | Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) | 6.90 m (22.6 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1786 | Church | Belgium | Antwerp | Tower is 123 m (404 ft) | [29][30] | |
38 | Ayer Mill | 6.75 m (22.1 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1909 | Clock tower | USA | Lawrence | |||
39 | San Francisco Ferry Building | 6.7 m (22 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1898 | Building | USA | San Francisco | Clock tower is 74.7 m (245 ft) and houses a private penthouse residence | [31][32] | |
40 | Vancouver Block | 6.7 m (22 ft) | 4 | No | 1912 | Building | Canada | Vancouver | Building is 80.7 m (265 ft). Faces are illuminated at night | [33][34] | |
41 | Custom House Tower | 6.7 m (22 ft) | 1 | No | 1916 | Building | USA | Boston | Due to the installation of an undersized motor, the clock failed to work properly through much of the 20th century | ||
42 | Clock Tower of Bologna | 6.4 m (21 ft) | 1 | Yes | 1451 | Building | Italy | Bologna | [35] | ||
43 | Palace of Culture and Science | 6.2 m (20 ft) | 4 | No | 2000 | Building | Poland | Warsaw | Building constructed in 1955 at a height of 237 m (778 ft). Clock faces added later. | ||
44 | Spasskaya Tower | 6.12 m (20.1 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1851 | Building | Russia | Moscow | The tower is 71 m (232.9 ft) tall | [36] | |
45 | Mercantile National Bank Building | 6.1 m (20 ft)[37] | 4 | No | 1943 | Building | USA | Dallas | Building completed in 1942. Addition of clock tower 1943. Height of building 159.4 m (523 ft) | [38][39][40] | |
46 | Old City Hall | 6 m (20 ft) | 1 | Yes | 1899 | Tower building | Canada | Toronto | Clock tower is 103.6 m (340 ft) | ||
47 | Wrigley Building | 5.97 m (19.6 ft) | 1 | No | 1924 | Building | USA | Chicago | The hour hands are 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) and the minute hands 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in). The building is 133.5 m (438 ft) | [41] | |
48 | Clock tower of Padua | 5.6 m (18 ft) | 1 | No | 1437 | Building | Italy | Padua | [42] | ||
49 | Milwaukee City Hall | 5.5 m (18 ft) | 1 | Yes | 1895 | Tower building | USA | Milwaukee | Tower is 107.6 m (353 ft) tall | [43] | |
50 | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | 5.25 m (17.2 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1908 | Clock tower | United Kingdom | Birmingham | Tallest freestanding clock tower in the world at 100 m (330 ft). The hour hand is 3 m (9.8 ft) and the minute hand is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
51 | Jardin Anglais | 5 m (16 ft) | 1 | No | 2002 | Floral clock | Switzerland | Geneva | Originally created in 1955 | ||
52 | Brisbane City Hall | 4.8 m (16 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1930 | Tower building | Australia | Brisbane | Tower is 91 m (299 ft) | [44] | |
53 | Manchester Town Hall | 4.8 m (16 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1877 | Tower building | United Kingdom | Manchester | Tallest town hall clock tower in UK. | [45][46] | |
54 | Peace Tower | 4.8 m (16 ft) | 4 | Yes | 1920 | Tower building | Canada | Ottawa | Tower is 92.2 m (302 ft) tall. Built to commemorate Canadians who lost their lives in World War I | [47] | |
55 | Central Railway Station | 4.77 m (15.6 ft) | 4 | No | 1921 | Tower building | Australia | Sydney | Tower is 85.6 m (281 ft) | [48] | |
56 | Royal Palace | Photo | 4.7 m (15 ft) | 1 | No | ? | Floral clock | Malaysia | Anak Bukit |
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