clocktowers
Municipal time displays
Clocktowers are tall structures built to house large clocks visible from a distance, often serving as civic landmarks in town squares or on public buildings.
The elevated position lets the clock face be seen across a community: Big Ben is London's most famous clocktower.
Many historic clocktowers also chime the hours.
Tuned percussion bells
- bellsStruck metal sound-makers
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
pendulum · mechanism · hands · dial · numerals · Westminster chimes · quarter-hour · tolling
London's celebrated tower clock
- town squareCentral civic space
- civic centerMunicipal building for gatherings
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
navigation · skyline · silhouette · iconic · postcard · tourism · photography · viewpoint
Tower containing bells
- spireTapering architectural peak
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
stonework · balcony · parapet · pinnacle · cupola · finial · buttress · archway
Local government headquarters
- municipalOf city government
- publicAvailable to all
- communityCollective of connected people
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
announcement · curfew · celebration · ceremony · commemoration · heritage · historical · preservation
Freestanding tower for bells
- pealResonant ringing burst
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- bellringersThose who peal chimes
- tintinnabulationSound of bells ringing
resonance · bronze · casting · tolling · funeral · wedding · vespers · call to prayer
chimes
Tuned percussion bells
hourly · pendulum · mechanism · hands · dial · numerals · Westminster chimes · quarter-hour · tolling · midnight
Big Ben
London's celebrated tower clock
- town squareCentral civic space
- civic centerMunicipal building for gatherings
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
meeting point · navigation · skyline · silhouette · iconic · postcard · tourism · photography · viewpoint
belfry
Tower containing bells
- spireTapering architectural peak
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
masonry · stonework · balcony · parapet · pinnacle · cupola · finial · buttress · archway · colonnade
town hall
Local government headquarters
gathering · announcement · curfew · celebration · ceremony · commemoration · heritage · historical · preservation · restoration
campanile
Freestanding tower for bells
- pealResonant ringing burst
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- bellringersThose who peal chimes
tintinnabulation · resonance · bronze · casting · tolling · funeral · wedding · vespers · call to prayer · summoning
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- old townscobblestones, narrow streets, town square, town squares, medieval streets
clocktowerswristwatches
Strap-on timekeeping devices
pocket watches · digital watches · smartwatches · stopwatches · alarm clocks