| 单词 | clock tower |
| 例句 | He motioned for me to wear my mortarboard, and took a picture of me with the school’s clock tower in the background. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He spends the days of orientation rushing around campus, back and forth along the intersecting flagstone path, past the clock tower, and the turreted, crenelated buildings. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Commons clock tower: ivied brick, white spire, spellbound in the hazy distance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A single shot from Mr. Flux’s camera could freeze them all, so Otto made sure to approach the clock tower from an angle where they couldn’t be seen from some high window, easy targets. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Some are migrants, who sit on the steps of the big clock tower. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She and Nehemia took up behind him, and as they crossed the small patio in which the clock tower stood, Celaena looked at the spot where Cain had just been kneeling. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Inside the clock tower, the legions of Clock Watchers scrambled, panicked. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He passed the town’s Rathaus with its tall clock tower, slender side towers, and Gothic arches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The world spun black and mist and blue as Cain grabbed her and shoved her against the clock tower once more, her face smashing into the stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z From the clock tower of the Gathering Hall came a deep reverberating bong. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She tensed as Cain came to stand nearby, half-hidden in the shadow of the clock tower behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At the center stood a clock tower, the tallest of the interior structures, rising to a height of 120 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He couldn’t see the clock tower from here, but it was probably not quite four o’clock. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were approaching the clock tower—black and menacing, as always. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t be sorry yet. Our Sheed is in the clock tower, and he needs us.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She made her way round the stable block and stopped under the arched entrance, beneath the clock tower. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I don’t remember leaving the clock tower, or how I passed the afternoon. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The library is majestic with its glowing white clock tower. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On a hill stood a grand limestone courthouse with a big clock tower. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I followed him up a spiral staircase and into the clock tower itself, where there was a well-lit room with simple furnishings: two chairs and a wooden table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Long, two stories high, and crowned with a giant clock tower at its center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Craning their necks, they peered up at the dusty orange bricks of city hall, to the tall clock tower that marked the time at exactly 10:04. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Had the king had them carved when he built the clock tower, or did they predate it? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Far away, the bells of the clock tower toll eleven. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “The clock tower,” he said, his bronze eyes shining with amusement, as the clock finished its war cry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My eyes settled on a clock tower with stone carvings. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Celaena awoke the next morning to the wretched booming of the clock tower. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Celaena hit the ground and flipped, over and over and over, until she slammed into the clock tower. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he raised his eyes and saw the small figure next to the clock tower, he realized right away that it was Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the garden, the queer, off-kilter clock tower began chiming the hour. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The last and biggest Time Suck clambered down from the clock tower with Mr. Flux himself stuck on its back like a tick. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She allowed herself to be dragged from the garden, away from the shadow of the clock tower and into the marble halls of the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was Brooklyn, Sierra realized, spotting the clock tower from downtown. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Long, two stories high, and crowned with a giant clock tower at its center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She felt the cold stone of the clock tower behind her back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the wide veranda that encompassed the obsidian clock tower, Celaena tried not to shiver. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I ask about a bridge with a clock tower behind it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Lina clutched the edge of the clock tower as if the tumult below might cause her to fall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In that moment I was no longer in a clock tower in Cambridge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ahead of her was a flat gravel surface, and about ten paces away she could see the high wall of the clock tower. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything except the centrepiece Victorian clock tower was demolished to build a ‘utopian’ vision of urban housing. The demolition of the Market Estate 2010-06-17T14:16:00Z A Victorian clock tower stood amid naked tree limbs, and the surrounding walls were papered to resemble ghostly brownstones. The Thinking Woman’s Runway 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Journeys start in the gray gloom of morning in the sprawling Art Nouveau station of the Gare de Lyon with its clock tower looming over a gritty neighborhood in the southeast of Paris. A Writing Retreat by Rail, From Paris to the Côte d’Azur 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In a world full of cookie-cutter resorts built around an earth-tone lodge with a clock tower in the middle, Red provides a great alternative to the McSki experience. British Columbia’s Powder Highway 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Topped by a clock tower that loomed over the immediate area, the gold-trimmed building staked its position as a center of commerce. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. Four years without Big Ben's bongs? It can't be right, says UK PM May 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Doubles from €150 room-only Opened September 2017 Bedrooms 38 With its gothic-style turrets and gargoyles, clock tower and dark, cosy decor, this boutique hotel in Ghent ticks all the boxes for a romantic winter escape. 20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z This past February, back under the same clock tower, Mr. Kitcheon proposed. Homeless in Seattle, and Marrying Under the Overpass 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The square may be swarming with tourists, but the shopping arcade under the clock tower provides a welcome respite. Roberto CoinVoice: How To Explore Venice Like A True Venetian 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z I hear peace sobbing And shouting that resonates Along sundry roads, Around the city clock tower, On dinner tables, in tea shops. A Poet's Return Home to Thailand's Violent South 2010-10-20T16:28:00Z Tower massacre, in which a heavily armed sniper took position in the campus’s clock tower and killed fourteen people walking on campus, injuring dozens more. The Many Costs of Campus Carry 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Back in town, admiring Kotor’s old town architecture, including the central clock tower, built in 1602, is a pastime day or night. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The focal point of life inside the walls is the small town square, the Piazza della Repubblica, dominated by a clock tower and the village hall, across from which is a bar/coffee shop. Travel: Olive oil in Paciano, Italy Its clock tower made it look more like a railway station than a market. TV review: From Haiti's Ashes, The Paedophile Hunters and Alison Jackson's Review of 2010 2011-01-31T07:59:01Z And the design of that clock tower at Amtrak’s King Street Station? Tour Seattle by bicycle, including e-bikes that help out on hills 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Next stop is the Ferry Building, which completed on the city’s waterfront in 1898 and is known for its clock tower that reaches 245 feet into the air. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Last year, she bought a renovated house in Pulaski with a view of the clock tower. Can rural America be saved? A new national ‘challenge’ tries to see. 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The editing aims for a semblance of continuity, and the soundtracks of the clips overlap: you’ll hear a London clock tower ringing in the background of a film about Los Angeles. Critic?s Notebook: The Musical Rhythms in Images Out of Time 2011-02-16T23:19:08Z Officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. Four years without Big Ben's bongs? It can't be right, says UK PM May 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Nestled in the hills above the Pacific Ocean, with a clock tower and low-slung concrete buildings painted to look like terra-cotta, Sage Hill quickly gained a reputation for academic excellence. The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Its clock tower makes it easily recognizable to visitors. On Alcatraz, the island’s prison gardens are in full flower 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Far off in the city centre a clock tower chimes. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare – review 2013-05-30T06:30:01Z The clock tower perched above Hamburg’s main train station was tolling midnight when I boarded the Borealis sleeper train in the autumn of 2014. Europe’s night trains are disappearing, but the allure endures for enthusiasts 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The hands on its clock tower froze at 3:55 p.m., before succumbing to the flames. What can you see out your window? We invite readers to share their views — literally — during quarantine. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The American University of the Caribbean and its medical campus are in ruins, and the Government House, the war memorial, and the clock tower are buried. St. Patrick’s Day on Montserrat 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z She bears an uncanny resemblance to the Conservative politician on the poster, unveiled Monday with the Big Ben clock tower as a backdrop. Meryl Streep unveils poster for 'Iron Lady' 2011-11-14T16:36:36Z The story is set in a fictional, isolated small town called Vondervotteimittiss, where homes are arranged in a circle around a central square containing a clock tower. A Dutch Artist Travels Through Time and Its Colonial Past 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Because there's a clock tower at the top and, whenever I look at it, it lies to me! Dermot 'never wants to dance again' 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z I caught fleeting glimpses of Avignon, the ancient retreat of popes on the Rhone River and Draguignan, a town dating back to the Middle Ages and dominated by a clock tower. A Writing Retreat by Rail, From Paris to the Côte d’Azur 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z One Twitter user posted a picture which appeared to show the replica clock tower without its clock. Secret Cinema fans still in the dark 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago,at the University of Texas at Austin, a gunman opened fire from the top of a clock tower, and 16 died that day. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z There was one other spot where for my sister and me ghosts walked: the venerable Otwock train station with its bold clock tower. In Poland, Searching for Jewish Heritage 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z When you think of Madison Square today, what springs to mind are recent staples like Shake Shack and Eataly, and immortal landmarks like the Flatiron Building and the clock tower of the Metropolitan Life building. 10 Places That Define New York City, Reimagined 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The square is mostly noted for its clock tower and the charmless Sheraton Hotel in the middle of it. 2010-01-23T05:06:00Z For a singular view of the famous Campanile — at 307 feet, it’s the third-tallest carillon and clock tower in the world — take a dip in the rooftop swimming pool in the Hearst Gymnasium. 36 Hours in Berkeley, Calif. 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z “Our first roof there was a clock tower just opposite the building of the KGB,” he said. Young Muscovite group risks life and limb to scale tall buildings 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “Our first roof there was a clock tower just opposite the building of the KGB,” he said. Young Muscovite group risks life and limb to scale tall buildings 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The city’s main island, with its fish market, its 17th-century cathedral and the medieval clock tower, was overlooked by tourists. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The set for the event included 1950s-styled burger bars and a replica of the clock tower that featured in the film. Secret Cinema show finally opens 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The clouds parted, and the afternoon sun struck the clock tower, turning it blinding white against a deep blue sky. On the Via Francigena in Tuscany, Monasteries and Fellowship 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Cameron ran into Hasselhoff - and posed briefly for a photo - as the actor and presenter strolled close to the famous clock tower, home of famous Big Ben bell. Forget the surf, now Hasselhoff's on Big Ben watch 2011-02-08T15:47:14Z Can it also pull levers that ring the clock tower bells high above, and use mechanized figures to re-enact the Resurrection of Christ every day at noon? Exploring Franche-Comté, France’s Well-Kept Secret 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z If you don’t mind climbing narrow wooden stairs and past large bells, the clock tower provides a great overview of Torun. Krakow has history, culture and shops. Up the river, so does Torun — minus the crowds. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The most obvious architectural feature--the clock tower--makes a good place to start. A Coastal Retreat 2011-06-15T13:50:04.883Z Two local actors have re-imagined the zip line scene, with a comic twist, at the clock tower in the Gasworks area of the city centre. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Things to see: the clock tower in Stare Mesto; the entire castle district; a performance of Smetana’s “Bartered Bride”; funky art galleries. Letters: Letters to the Editor 2012-11-30T18:44:59Z The museum building is a large palace in Stalinist Gothic style, complete with a clock tower. What a Trip: Georgian wine and the spirit of love on a vacation to the Caucasus 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z A clock tower overlooking the town square, a soda shop at one corner and a billboard saying “Welcome to Hill Valley.” I went “Back to the Future” but nothing was there: How I lost Hill Valley and where I found it 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s just you, an old windmill, an old library, an old lighthouse, an old rocket ship and several old clock towers. The Comfort of Childhood Media During Lockdown 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z I will never look at the North Street clock tower again without seeing Betsy's frightened face. Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore – review 2013-05-13T17:31:17Z Cinema Empire is the last of five historic cinemas still standing in Tripoli’s Tell Square, which encircles a clock tower gifted by Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II in the early 20th century. Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon’s Tripoli 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z It appeared much like a visitor will find it this season: two rows of pastel-colored hotels with ground-level restaurants flanking the Mzymta River; a clock tower square; lamp-lit pedestrian bridges; an indoor skating rink. A Test Run at Russia’s Olympic Hopeful 2013-12-20T16:51:32Z The first thing you notice is the white clock tower on the old county courthouse. Monroeville?s Mockingbird 2010-07-07T18:02:00Z And the 1985 clock tower is missing a noticeable chunk from the ledge where Doc Brown grasped for safety in 1955. 'Back to the Future' turns 30: Time sure does McFly 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Marine sniper, had climbed the campus clock tower and launched a killing spree now considered the first "mass shooting" in modern American history. In 'Tower,' a mass shooting before anyone knew what that was 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Walker’s Point is historically a factory ward and still home to a sprawling Allen-Bradley plant, operated by Rockwell Automation, and its landmark clock tower. Surfacing : In Milwaukee, a District for a Bite or a Brew 2014-01-22T21:46:27Z The architectural thrills start at the entrance building, which houses an iconic clock tower. While tourists pack Gaudí’s famous Barcelona church, visit this serene and stunning site 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The iconic skyscraper, known for its soaring clock tower and festive walls of white terra cotta, for nearly a hundred years. Groupon backers cut deal for Wrigley Building 2011-09-16T20:11:00Z “No regrets,” she said, while looking at the giant clock tower above. Up Close: The Spirit of Youth, Circa 1970 New York 2012-01-18T15:23:22Z It's a fine Georgian house, with a clock tower, and lovely gables that go up and down in steps rather than straight lines. TV review: Country House Rescue 2011-08-18T20:05:01Z On Owen’s recommendation, I stayed two blocks from the clock tower, at an Art Nouveau-flavored wedding cake of a hotel called the Splendid Palas. A Turkish Idyll Lost in Time 2011-07-08T19:03:11Z London A pivotal scene takes place in the Palace of Westminster clock tower. Global Auto Racing and Spy Chasing 2011-06-17T23:13:01Z But, of course, having a swoon-worthy Cameron Crowe moment between two spider people with amazing abilities had to have an extraordinary setting, namely a clock tower while they both hang upside down. The Inspirations Behind ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The set of 100 brains included the gray matter of famed clock tower sniper Charles Whitman, who killed 16 people on the university’s campus in 1966. The Black-Market Value of 100 Brains: Less Than One Good Kidney 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z When you are in Mecca you see all the iPhones click, click, click in the sight of the clock towers. Saudi artists escape from the desert to find outlet in Britain 2012-10-04T10:51:50Z Scott was a jazz-era charmer who persuaded the Johnsons to build a Mediterranean-style mansion, with stables, a clock tower and a spring-fed powerhouse, in a green nook at the northern end of the valley. Journeys: Death Valley: Three Million Acres of Weird 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z The 40-year-old started at the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire last week, and finished at the Big Ben clock tower in London at dusk Monday. Actor finishes grueling marathon swim along Thames 2011-09-12T18:46:07Z Organizers say there will be music, songs, speeches, a light show and a New Year’s Eve-style countdown in the shadow of Parliament’s clock tower. It’s tears and cheers as Britain leaves the European Union 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Belle's library was at the center of town, underneath the clock tower, and could have some significance. 'Once Upon a Time': A Snow Queen triumphant and Anna's fate revealed 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Two local actors have re-imagined the zip line scene, with a comic twist, at the clock tower in the Gasworks area of the city centre. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Encased in acrylic, Xiyadi’s piece depicts an unlikely monument: the clock tower atop a U-Haul center in Flushing, a fitting landmark for a neighborhood defined by immigration. Hidden in a Mini-Mall in Flushing, a Home for Art 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Bey has lived in one of those rowhouses for 10 years and, on a sidewalk outside the clock tower, it is clear that he is, after a long day touring, home. Looking at Where Chicago Works 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The sniper's face doesn't appear in animation; only his legs are shown after he's killed by police and a store manager who made their way to the top of the clock tower. In 'Tower,' a mass shooting before anyone knew what that was 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The broken clock tower which once stood on the jetty floats in the river, shattering the water into innumerable wavelets as it rocks and sways. Woman Fish by Dorothy Tse, translated by Nicky Harman 2013-03-21T13:24:10Z Five youth-focused community organizations celebrated the opening Saturday of a new dedicated arts and culture space at the train station — a redbrick architectural gem with a prominent clock tower, open since 1906. New arts space, hub for youth creativity opens in King Street Station 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, workers painted decorative crosswalks and new murals, wiped away graffiti, picked up piles of trash and removed scaffolding to show off a refurbished clock tower at the Ferry Building. Before World Leaders Arrive, San Francisco Races to Clean Up 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Its clock tower was built with only three faces, with the side facing Sutherland Estate blank because the duchess did not want to give her former in-laws the time of day. 'I booked a last-minute flight and bought a castle' 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Bangor architect Henry Kennedy won a competition to design the clock tower and it was constructed by local builder Edward Edwards, mostly using stone from north-west Wales. Twitter: The town clock that only chimes on social media 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Sands last week officially opened its "Londoner" casino resort which includes a 6,000 seat arena and attractions like a replica of London's Big Ben clock tower. Macau's May casino revenue soars 366% year on year on visitor influx 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In late 2016, two peregrine falcons were spotted on the Berkeley campus, and in the following months a makeshift nest was found on top of a sandbag on the clock tower. Four eggs and a bell tower: Peregrine falcon chicks set to hatch at UC Berkeley in livestream 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z In Texas, open carry is not allowed at either the University of Houston or at the University of Texas in Austin, the site of a 1966 mass shooting from the clock tower on campus. Gun laws, campus policies perplex college sports programs 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But the algorithm struggled to recapitulate objects, such as a clock tower, from the real photo and instead created abstract figures. AI re-creates what people see by reading their brain scans 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z And more joined each week, walking around a clock tower and holding images of their missing loved ones. Hebe de Bonafini, strident voice for Argentine ‘dirty war’ victims, dies at 93 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z He was threatened with expulsion after hanging the prefect's gowns on the clock tower, but applied himself enough to gather a reasonable education, and his size gained him a place in the school's rugby XV. Robbie Coltrane obituary: Actor who could be funny or serious, but always compelling 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The Elizabeth Tower is not the first clock tower to watch over Parliament — that one is thought to date from around 1290. Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Its clock tower only has three faces, with the side facing Sutherland Estate blank because the duchess did not want to give her former in-laws the time of day. What next for the Highland 'haunted Castle of Spite'? 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z If, for example, one of the training photos contained a clock tower, the pattern of brain activity from the scan would be associated with that object. AI re-creates what people see by reading their brain scans 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z On Thursday, the union held a rally in front of Union Station where dozens of janitors chanted “justice for janitors” as they marched beneath the clock tower at the picturesque entrance. Union Station workers to get more security after outcry over attacks 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The town even plays a centuries-old bugle call three times a day from its clock tower to mark time passing by. A Town on Ukraine’s Edge, Determined to Escape Its Past 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z And when the original clock tower was built, it was constructed with a rising scaffold, “so it rose as if by magic, it was noted at the time,” Mr. Watrobski said. Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z It named a clock tower after Foster, and she’s a member of the university’s student hall of fame. Alabama revisits pairing KKK leader and Black student names 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z It also named the clock tower after Foster, and she’s a member of the university’s student hall of fame. Alabama building to share names of KKK leader, Black student 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Use the brick clock tower of King Street Station as your guide as you walk past Seattle University and the hospitals on Jefferson. Celebrate Martin Luther King’s life by retracing his footsteps from his 1961 visit to Seattle 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The octagonal clock tower was sheared off the imposing county courthouse. In a Small Kentucky Town, the Candle Factory Was a Lifeline for Its Workers 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The clock tower was shorn off the Graves County Courthouse. After a tornado hits a Kentucky town, residents pick through the rubble and pray 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z The clock tower of the historic courthouse collapsed. After a candle factory collapsed in the tornado, family and first responders mount a desperate rescue effort 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Afterwards, the groups both returned to the clock tower and heard from Planned Parenthood speakers, according to an Instagram post. WATCH: Protesters block street outside of Matt Walsh's speech in near Saint Louis University 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The gusts also knocked down a clock tower, television images showed. Storm with high winds pounds Istanbul; 4 dead, several hurt 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z “The world where the clock tower rings and everybody goes to work, then the clock tower rings and then you all go back home — that’s over.” What Bosses Really Think About the Future of the Office 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z A tree growing from the Decatur County courthouse clock tower has earned Greensburg the nickname “Tree City.” Indiana city offers stand-in ‘grandparents’ to new residents 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The looming clock tower of the French town of Calais was visible on this clear morning, but so was the distinctive outline of a small rubber dinghy. U.K.’s Migrant Boat Dispute Has Eyes Fixed on the Channel 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In 1908, their vision for a new “mosquito fleet” terminal at Colman Dock, with its Italianate clock tower and dome, drew acclaim, Thereafter, the industrious pair enjoyed commissions from Alaska to California. Twin architects banked on a legacy of faith plus finance 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In California, Julia Morgan famously helped design some of the buildings at Mills College in the early 20th century — including the library and El Campanil, the school’s iconic Mission Revival clock tower. How a pandemic year of loss reshaped Maya Lin's art and architecture 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The Howard University clock tower played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as Harris was sworn in as the 49th vice president. Inauguration 2021: Howard University celebrates alumna Harris becoming vice president 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z However, Big Ben, which has been largely silent since 2017 while its clock tower is restored, will sound 12 bongs at midnight. After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z At least one side of the clock tower is not very well illuminated now, he said. Historic Rockingham clock tower is expected to get brighter 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z But Raven will perhaps be best remembered as the "clock tower lady" in 1985's Back To The Future. Back to the Future actress Elsa Raven dies aged 91 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Defensive backs meet with a view of the campanile, Cal’s clock tower. At Cal, a Covid Survivor Keeps Watch Over Football’s Return 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z More than $34 million in public and private funds was raised for the renovation of the clock tower building, once nearly destroyed by arson. Ceremony marks another step for Pullman National Monument 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Cobblestone streets around a famous clock tower next to the Parliament echoed Paris, and the neighborhood filled up with banks, travel agencies and a glitzy pedestrian mall teeming with luxury brands. Beirut Blast Hit 3 Disparate Neighborhoods. Now They’re United in Rage. 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z If the faces of the clock tower must be removed to be repaired, the work would be postponed until spring, he said. Historic Rockingham clock tower is expected to get brighter 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z One of his drivers, Samiur Rahman, part of Saudi Arabia's largely foreign private workers, sends the office status updates from the roads around the popular Mecca clock tower. No international Hajj means 'no work, no salary, nothing' 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z There’s actually scaffolding inside the building below the actual clock tower. Courthouse work starts with scaffolding far above Fort Dodge 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z "Eighty-eight miles an hour, clock tower, lightning - oh, yeah. One point 21 gigawatts. All that is intact. Absolutely," Gale says. Why Back To The Future is being rebooted on stage 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The bell won’t toll when the moment finally comes ; Parliament’s famous clock tower is undergoing repairs because it is crumbling and age-worn. Brexit reflections: A bumpy ride down a long, winding road 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Her team dug up a patch of clover from the lawn in front of the university’s clock tower. Fighting cancer with microbes 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Organizers are promising music, songs, speeches, a light show and a New Year’s Eve-style countdown in the shadow of Parliament’s clock tower. Ringing in Brexit? Plans to celebrate UK exit divide country 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z There’s actually a small room under the clock tower with a newly installed door to access the roof that they’ll use as a workshop. Courthouse work starts with scaffolding far above Fort Dodge 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Working under the shadow of the clock tower, he vowed to someday become “Master of the Clock.” College celebrates as chiming bells mark project completion 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The octagonal clock tower once sat atop the Lincoln Mill when it was removed about 13 years ago. Historic clock tower gets one step closer to restoration 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Storer said that perhaps raffle tickets could be sold to those interested in being the Dover citizen chosen to ring the clock tower bell on Dover’s birthday. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Why do we still care about old clock towers? In a hurry? Here's your five-minute news briefing 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Of course, it used to be the case that we relied on clock towers to ensure we weren't late. What is the point of a clock tower? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The shopping center will also have holiday carolers; a 20-foot-tall clock tower; Santa’s post office, where children can write letters to Santa; a life-size train station; and a home with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Things to do: 5 L.A., O.C. places to get you into the holiday groove 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Maine Preservation, a historic preservation group, included the clock tower on its list of most endangered Maine places in 2014. Historic clock tower gets one step closer to restoration 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Joyal said no major attention has been paid to the clock tower during the last 25 years and the time has come to spruce it up. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z While crowds gathered below to watch the student, police closed the roads near the famous clock tower as they brought in specialists to apprehend Atkinson. Climate change protester climbs Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson, drapes banners 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z But in the 21st Century, the original function of clock towers is essentially redundant - so why should we care about them? What is the point of a clock tower? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “We used the internet for everything,” said Mr. Nazir, 28, whose pharmacy is near the city’s famed clock tower. India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’ 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z University President Nora Miller says the clock tower is one of the most recognizable features of the campus and it’s wonderful to hear the chimes again. The bell tolls again at a Mississippi university 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Sirois and Storer pointed out a problem with the bell during the tour, noting that the long rope used to ring it was missing from its usual spot on the landing below the clock tower. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z In addition to the main house where Scott and Johnson lived and frequently entertained guests, the grounds consist of an annex, a guest house, stables, a garage-turned-visitor center, a clock tower and other structures. Repairs from 2015 flood continue at Death Valley mansion 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z While we might not bother glancing upwards at it to tell the time, the clock tower remains a handy spot to meet our friends. What is the point of a clock tower? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z A flag bearing the brand flies from the factory’s clock tower in a photo from 1910 that still hangs inside. JC Newman expanding amid concerns about cigar industry 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z On the church, dangling from the clock tower, is a dummy paratrooper. Church at center of the D-Day invasion honors American paratrooper 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Dover’s clock tower is much smaller, however, and doesn’t have nearly that amount of gold leaf to replace. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z I was writing lyrics last month sitting underneath the clock tower! Ryan Tedder slams 'ludicrous' copyright cases 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z For some people, the clock tower continues to play an important role in their lives as a reminder of a happy time or important occasion. What is the point of a clock tower? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The hands of its damaged clock tower are still stuck at that time. Sri Lanka Christians stay home to pray 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Nearby, the clock tower of the church was frozen at 8.45am, the precise time of the explosion. ‘So many lives in one day’: Sri Lankans mourn after Easter carnage 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z If the council approves, the city will hire a consulting engineer to do a thorough examination of the clock tower and come up with a scope of work to be done. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z St Mary's Church dates back to the 12th Century but the council took ownership of the clock tower when it was given to the community in 1841. Vicar loses bid to silence church clock 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z When he was forty-seven, his division chief—a fanciful man who once dreamed of being an artist—decided to build a public toilet in the shape of a European clock tower. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A campus candlelight vigil for Reinhardt is scheduled Monday night at Dixie State’s clock tower. Dixie State senior football player dies in a Utah hospital 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The developers dealt with the complication by persuading the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to allow them to cut off access to the clock tower, even though it is a landmark. Will a $20 Million Penthouse Damage New York’s ‘Big Ben?’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z They led the way to the clock tower via a door and several arduous flights of stairs hidden behind a door in the finance department on the second floor of City Hall. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z That’s why developers included an illuminated clock tower and a three-story, open-air walkway cut through the structure connecting the sidewalks of Main Street to the parking lot in back. Developer blames state for stalled Charles City project 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The market, which was built in the 1880s during British colonial rule, is made up of a square courtyard enclosed by four covered halls and a clock tower. Karachi Seeks to Remake Itself, With Bulldozers Leading the Way 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z And some seem designed to hit particularly close to home: the Administration went out of its way to keep park rangers staffing a historic clock tower at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Why President Trump is Quietly Caving on Parts of the Shutdown 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z In the clock tower case, the developers plan to turn the building into more than 140 apartments, with prices starting at about $1.5 million for one-bedroom units, according to listings on StreetEasy. Will a $20 Million Penthouse Damage New York’s ‘Big Ben?’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Part of the engineer’s examination would include taking a look at the city’s historic bell at the top of the clock tower, Joyal said. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z It was however reported on Saturday that one federally maintained attraction was still manned: the clock tower at the building which houses Trump’s Washington hotel. Mulvaney: switch to steel is Trump wall concession to end shutdown 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z About a half-dozen national park rangers were on duty midday Friday at the historic clock tower at the Washington building housing the Trump hotel. Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump hotel 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The fantasyland store it opened on Fifth Avenue in 1986 was a tourist attraction, replete with its own theme song, doormen who looked like palace guards and a musical clock tower. Beloved toy store FAO Schwarz makes its comeback 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z For now, the clock tower penthouse is not part of the plan, according to Samantha Sax, the chief marketing and design officer for the El Ad Group, one of the developers. Will a $20 Million Penthouse Damage New York’s ‘Big Ben?’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The fantasyland store it opened on Fifth Avenue in 1986 was a tourist attraction, replete with its own theme song, doormen who looked like palace guards and a musical clock tower. Beloved toy store FAO Schwarz makes its comeback 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z This one was graced with a distinctive clock tower. No single force brought down Sears, but the lessons are haunting 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z On Thursday, hundreds of students gathered outside of the campus’s grand clock tower to demand that Dr. Langbert be fired. Sexual Assault Is Male Rite of Passage, Professor Says in Test of Free Speech 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Parts of it were irreparably destroyed, and the clock tower was badly damaged during a devastating fire on May 8, 1945. Prague's fabled astronomical clock returns in former beauty 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The next year, the developers went to the landmarks commission about the clock tower, saying that it was inaccessible to the public and that they wanted to electrify the clock mechanism without moving it. Will a $20 Million Penthouse Damage New York’s ‘Big Ben?’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z London’s Big Ben bell atop Parliament’s clock tower fell silent for four years of repair work that would keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions. Today in History 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Charles Whitman killed his mother and wife and then more than a dozen people, sniper-style, from the University of Texas’s clock tower, wounding more than 30 others. How ‘Summer in the City’ Became the Soundtrack for Every City Summer 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Last year the Trump Organization paid $2,901,904.96 after the government credited the company for maintaining the clock tower, elevators and corridors where the Park Service tours take place, according to the GSA. Federal agency grants Trump D.C. hotel rental credit of $534,000 for maintaining clock tower 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z At certain hours, children craned their necks up at the astronomical clock tower in the main square to see sculptures of the three magi emerging on a carousel. This Italian Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now, It’s a Symbol for Right-Wing Politics 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Independence Square is dominated by a 1933 redbrick courthouse with classical pediment and columns beneath a clock tower and weather vane, surrounded by impeccably cut grass. Independence, Missouri: Truman’s home comes to terms with Trump 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z The new four-sided clock tower on the Montgomery County Courthouse was dedicated June 17, following more than 20 years of fundraising to rebuild the tower that was removed in 1941 because of structural concerns. Money still sought for new clock tower on Indiana courthouse 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Parliament’s Big Ben clock tower is currently covered in scaffolding for repair work. Intruder arrested after scaling scaffolding at UK Parliament 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Trump’s lease allows for such credits, in a clause saying that the GSA is responsible for paying clock tower costs “either directly to Tenant or via a Rent credit.” Federal agency grants Trump D.C. hotel rental credit of $534,000 for maintaining clock tower 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z That August, a white student named Charles Whitman sprayed bullets from his perch in a campus clock tower in Johnson’s home state of Texas, killing more than a dozen people. How the assassinations of 1968 led the NRA to become the lobbying force it is today 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z A crowd of onlookers watched Thursday as a crane lowered the Montgomery County Courthouse’s new four-sided clock tower into place in three sections. Indiana courthouse gets new clock tower, 8 decades later 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Until its demise, the instructions, “I’ll meet you at the clock tower,” were an Ocean Beach tradition. Editorials from around New England 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z It is as personal as the pace of one’s heartbeat but as public as the clock tower in the town square. What Time Is It? 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Along Fisherton Street people are enjoying the sun and the cool breeze coming off the flowing River Avon, while others take photos of the 14th Century clock tower. Can Salisbury survive the spy poisoning? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z When he was president, he worked with Gillette Main Street to put up a clock tower on the corner of Fourth Street and Gillette Avenue, a project he’s particularly proud of. Gillette business owner recognized for volunteerism 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The new $500,000 clock tower will be dedicated June 17. Indiana courthouse gets new clock tower, 8 decades later 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Talk of returning the iconic clock tower to Ocean Beach Park seems to resurface every few years, if not like clockwork, at least with predictable regularity. Editorials from around New England 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And the Chicago Tribune reports the National Park Service’s visitors center, planned for the clock tower building, has been pushed back at least a year. Funding, indifference impede Pullman restoration as monument 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The Army Corps of Engineers‘ logistics office is working on the project, The Dispatch-Argus reported. The clock tower building serves as the headquarters for the Corps‘ Rock Island District. Historic clock being repaired at Rock Island Arsenal 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The clock tower building serves as the headquarters for the Corps’ Rock Island District. Historic clock being repaired at Rock Island Arsenal 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The old clock tower at the Montgomery County courthouse in Crawfordsville was removed more than 70 years ago. New tower for Indiana courthouse could be finished in June 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The Westclox clock factory, converted into condos and offices, still sits on a hill above the lift locks, though its clock tower no longer functions. This City Once Made Much of What Canada Bought. But No More. 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z We need his help to save the old clock tower in downtown Hill Valley. One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Among the oldest examples is at the University of Texas at Austin, where officials in the 1990s installed iron barriers atop a clock tower that had previously been closed following several student suicides. Few colleges track suicides, despite prevention investments 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The courthouse itself was renovated in 1905 and the clock tower rebuilt, moved from the south end of the building to the center. Northern Indiana man 3rd generation caring for court clock 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z In London, the bell of Parliament’s Big Ben clock tower sounded the hour for the first time since it was halted for repairs in August. UK pauses to remember war dead in Armistice Day ceremonies 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Marine sniper Charles Whitman climbed the Austin campus’ clock tower in 1966 and began firing on stunned people below, killing 13 and wounding nearly three dozen others. Texas church attack leaves 26 dead, small community reeling 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z One such case involved the University of Texas shooter Charles Whitman, who shot dead 13 people in 1966 from a clock tower on the Austin campus. Las Vegas shooter's brain to undergo microscopic study 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z After enough demonstrators gathered, they went on a short march around the town hall, with its soaring clock tower, and back to the square. The Prophet of Germany’s New Right 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Beyond the jagged wasteland there is a prize that all those fighting Isis are aiming for: a clock tower that stands on a small roundabout. Raqqa: a journey into the destroyed heart of the Islamic State capital 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z There are additional views of the MetLife clock tower and the Flatiron Building. Jennifer Lopez’s Manhattan Penthouse Goes on the Market 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The men had based themselves in a grey three-storey building less than two miles south of the clock tower. The fall of Raqqa: hunting the last jihadists in Isis's capital of cruelty 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z And the sight of it after the Sept. 19 earthquake — its clock tower toppled, its bells exposed to the sky, huge gaping holes in its brick walls — led many to fear the worst. In this Mexican town broken by an earthquake, hope rises 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The clock tower - also commonly called Big Ben, but formally named the Elizabeth Tower after Queen Elizabeth II - is one of London’s most-visited buildings. Costs double around project to repair London’s Big Ben 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The clock tower — also commonly called Big Ben, but formally named the Elizabeth Tower after Queen Elizabeth II — is one of London’s most-visited buildings. Costs double around project to repair London’s Big Ben 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z I drove past an Econo Lodge, a No. 1 China Buffet and a CashMart and then parked at the Jackson County courthouse, an impressive Neoclassical brick building with a clock tower. More Guns Do Not Stop More Crimes, Evidence Shows 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z A massive clock tower bearing the name of King Salman’s predecessor flashes fluorescent green lights at worshippers below. Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Officially called the Elizabeth Tower, the 96-metre-tall clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. Britain's Big Ben falls silent for four years of renovation work 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z But the clock tower it’s in — called the Elizabeth Tower and commonly referred to as Big Ben — is showing signs of aging, like much of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament. Solar Eclipse, Spain, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z After leaving the governor’s office, he served six years as president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, famously rappelling down the campus clock tower in response to a challenge. ‘A fitting tribute’: Olympic Wilderness named for longtime outdoorsman and advocate, former Gov. Dan Evans 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z When the repairs were announced last year, officials said the massive bell in Parliament’s clock tower would be silenced for several months. Big Ben backlash: Plan to silence beloved bell under review 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z More to the point, the clock tower will be crawling with artisans repairing a national treasure. Just a few more bongs for Big Ben before London bell is silenced for four years 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Officially called the Elizabeth Tower, the 96-metre-tall clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. Britain's Big Ben falls silent for four years of renovation work 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z So where's the best spot to snap this iconic, if unhelpfully lofty, clock tower? How do you take a good photo of Big Ben? - BBC News 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z London's iconic Big Ben, the bell inside a clock tower by the Houses of Parliament, will fall silent next Monday for the next four years, due to conservation work. London's Big Ben Is About to Shut Down for Years 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The bongs of Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower above the houses of parliament, are to be silenced for four years for conservation works. Big Ben to be silenced for four years for maintenance 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z “It will be very sad, but it needs to be done,” said Kirsten Hurrell, 71, a news agent who runs a busy stall that faces the clock tower. Just a few more bongs for Big Ben before London bell is silenced for four years 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Hampton, population 4,400, rises from the rolling fields of northern Iowa, a courthouse clock tower and grain elevator forming its simple skyline. Stay, Hide or Leave? Hard Choices for Immigrants in the Heartland 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z A glass lift whooshed up towards the clock tower, which offers one of the best panoramic views of the city. Inside Trump Hotel: the glittering hub of a billionaire's Washington 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z She continued to narrate through the evening as images of those who fought were projected across the clock tower of the Cloth hall, standing high behind the stage. 'I died in hell': sacrifice of war dead remembered at Passchendaele 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Slipping up a 50-story clock tower, then free falling over the other side never loses its thrill. Best games of 2017: Splatoon 2, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and more 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Orville and Dale Caspers constructed the 30-foot clock tower that houses the old clock six decades ago, after their father purchased the timepiece from the city. Iowa family works to restore landmark timepiece 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z A clock tower remains open to the public through the National Park Service and is available through a separate entrance — giving visitors panoramic views of the city. Anti-sharia group offers donors a private tour and cocktails at Trump hotel 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The administration says the 18-story building with a distinctive clock tower could not only accommodate the police headquarters staff but also fire communications personnel and the Sixth and Ninth police districts. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z A rooftop canopy shades the east facade and crowns the building as a modern interpretation of the traditional, 19th century courthouse top — a dome, cupola or clock tower. San Diego's new 'urban' courthouse is a modern, safer alternative to the old one 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z On Monday, “Grateful Dead Day” will be rung in, literally, with Dead tunes played on chimes in Cornell’s clock tower. Legend of 1977 Grateful Dead show at Cornell lives on 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The attack occurred in the central campus, just a short walk from the administration building and the landmark clock tower that was the scene of a mass shooting in 1966. Police: Motive unclear for University of Texas stabbings 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Huge photos on a Concord Coach bus that travels between Concord and Boston feature images of the Merrimack River and a local clock tower, both associated with New Hampshire’s capital city. Bus ad promoting US city festival shows images from Europe 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The clock tower currently offers the highest public vantage point for viewing Washington. Clock tower over the Trump hotel quietly reopens for tours 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Statues of other confederate leaders still remain near the university’s central clock tower. Jefferson Davis statue finishes move at University of Texas 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z A £200,000 project is under way to repair major parts of the clock tower which dominates the skyline of Norwich. Norwich City Hall scaffolding time-lapse footage - BBC News 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z He rushed to his window, which overlooks New Palace Yard, a courtyard situated to the northwest of the Houses of Parliament and adjacent to Big Ben clock tower and Parliament Square. A bang, then screams: Khalid Masood’s attack on the center of British government 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z He was skateboarding along the south bank of the Thames River, with the backdrop of Big Ben, the clock tower at Parliament. ‘Defiant’ in the Face of Terrorism: Londoners After the Attack 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The clock tower also houses 10 bells that were added in 1983, a gift from a British foundation marking 200 years of friendship between America and England. Clock tower over the Trump hotel quietly reopens for tours 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The attacker managed to get past a gate into Parliament’s fenced-in New Palace Yard, a cobbled courtyard in the shadow of the Big Ben clock tower. 5 dead in vehicle, knife attack at British Parliament 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The bridge's pylon is twice as high as the Millennium Bridge in Gateshead and taller than Big Ben's clock tower. River Wear's new bridge in Sunderland is lifted into place - BBC News 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z A giant peanut will hang on a crane in front of the clock tower on Foster Street and drop on New Year’s Eve when the clock hits midnight. Dothan prepares for first peanut drop to ring in 2017 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Soon, another iconic fairground attraction will be lost — the 63-year-old Don Diego clock tower will be torn down to make way for expanded vendor exhibition space. Iconic Del Mar tower to be razed 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s commanding hotel in Washington opened in October in what was once the Old Post Office building, which boasts a 315-foot clock tower looming over Pennsylvania Avenue. Andrew Cuomo offers New York GOP inauguration room reservations 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z There was brief talk of removing the clock tower, but officials say the structure is too important to the city. Workers repairing 128-year-clock tower in Waterloo 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The 111-year-old building, distinguished by its East Main Street address and clock tower, for generations housed the principal department store in Rochester’s central shopping and entertainment district. Old Highway Paves Road for Recovery in Rochester 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Urgent repairs are to be carried on Britain's most famous clock tower at a cost of £29m. Big Ben chimes to be silenced for repairs - BBC News 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “What this points out to me is neglect,” Hess said of the clock tower. Iconic Del Mar tower to be razed 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z After VIPs and journalists enjoyed mini-parfaits Wednesday, Trump, his children and a company executive hailed their “wonderful property”: “Four stars. . . . Most spacious suites. . . . Amazing clock tower.” Trump tries to make the Old Post Office great again 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A clock tower that's part of the Old Post Office has traditionally been open to the public, offering views of the city from one of the highest points in Washington. At Trump hotel in Washington, alternate reality: All is well 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Marine sniper, had climbed the campus clock tower and launched a killing spree now considered the first “mass shooting” in modern American history. In 'Tower,' a mass shooting before anyone knew what that was 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z “For many people, the Old Courthouse and its clock tower are a symbol of sorts for Evansville. It matters to people when they don’t hear the bell ring or see the clock working,” she said. Volunteers keep Indiana county courthouse clock ticking 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Then I reached the inside of the clock tower. Restoring a Cross High Above Manhattan, Stone by Stone 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z What does remain is the town’s clock tower, with the hands stopped at 3:36, the moment Wednesday morning when the earthquake struck. Italian towns take stock of losses to the region’s cultural heritage 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z For the U.K., these included the Houses of Parliament and a 12-and-a-half foot replica of the Big Ben clock tower. Post-Brexit, Little Britain Has a Small Chance of Staying in Mini-Europe 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The sniper’s face doesn’t appear in animation; only his legs are shown after he’s killed by police and a store manager who made their way to the top of the clock tower. In 'Tower,' a mass shooting before anyone knew what that was 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The clock tower is located at the top of the Odd Fellows Building in the Woodfords Corner area of the Maine city. 19th century clock tower ticking again in Portland 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z She was also fielding cancellation calls, although she was staying away from her office, opposite a clock tower where Friday's bombs went off. Bombs shake Thailand tourist towns, and industry confidence 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It’s a Romanesque castle among otherwise bland Midwestern architecture, capped with soaring arches and a grand clock tower. The secret history of Cincinnati's ghost subway 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Under agreements between the developer and the government, the National Park Service would continue operating tours of the historic clock tower and the Bells of Congress after the hotel opens. Advocates go to court in fight to protect protest space outside Trump hotel 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z All that remains now as a reminder of the site's railway past is the clock tower, a tunnel entrance and a retaining wall. Nottingham Victoria Station celebrated in new exhibition - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The clock tower also lights up at night. 19th century clock tower ticking again in Portland 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The Texas tower shooting - so-named because the gunman fired from the university's clock tower - is regarded as the first U.S. mass shooting in a public space and sent shockwaves across the country. University of Texas holds first memorial of 1966 rampage that left 16 dead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Six months before the attack, Whitman confessed to a school psychologist that he had been having a violent fantasy in which he climbed the clock tower and shot people below. Gun debate on campuses overshadows Texas tower shooting anniversary 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The four vases were designed for the summer smoking room in the castle's clock tower. Export ban placed on £225,000 Burges vase to keep it in UK - BBC News 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “I looked at the historic clock tower and I thought, why is that clock still ticking?” she said. Steve Kerr on the Legacy of His Father’s Assassination 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Crowds then filed out of the city's pubs on to the streets around the clock tower, where drums sounded, car horns blared and chants were heard well into Tuesday morning. Leicester wakes up to Premier League title party hangover - BBC News 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z A hundred yards away at the clock tower, a handful of junior doctors were handing out leaflets. Strange times in Leicester: 'If we win the league, you’ll see the biggest party ever' 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z After shots began thundering from the clock tower, several students rushed to their dorm rooms or pickup trucks to grab their hunting rifles and inundate Whitman with fire. Gun debate on campuses overshadows Texas tower shooting anniversary 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Officials say the chimes of Britain's Big Ben bell will fall silent for several months during a three-year restoration of Parliament's crumbling clock tower. As London's famous clock tower gets a face-lift, here are a few facts surrounding the chimes of Big Ben, which will be silenced for several months while repairs are being made 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The clock and clock tower was last refurbished just over 30 years ago. Big Ben 'bongs' to be silenced for £29m refurbishment - BBC News 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z She brought the Friendship sign, the clock from the clock tower and several Greek statues for the garden with her. Once a slice of socialite’s opulent lifestyle, Georgetown house remains a dazzling jewel 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Last year, the landmarks commission granted a certificate of appropriateness to a plan by the Peebles Corporation and El Ad Group to convert the clock tower into a private apartment. A Manhattan Clock Tower Will Keep What Makes It Tick 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z She said the clock tower will be an important symbol above the courthouse once it is in place. Woman works to restore Crawfordsville clock tower 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Storybrooke, with a smoggy mist covering it and a broken clock tower, has a menacing look to it. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: Deceased friends, foes and family are back in the Underworld 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The $2,350 stone building - much smaller than the structure’s current incarnation - had a four-sided clock tower and housed elementary and high school classes. EXCHANGE: Lockport Township’s departure hits Central Square 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z There was subtower 12, the clock tower and the incline to discuss. This Latina engineer owns her feminism, one mansplainer at a time 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z “It’s just a huge, huge win,” said Michael S. Hiller, a lawyer for opponents of the clock tower conversion who filed the lawsuit against the city. A Manhattan Clock Tower Will Keep What Makes It Tick 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z After 20 years of fundraising for the restoration of the clock tower atop the Montgomery County Courthouse, Lofland-Brown took her cause to the streets of Crawfordsville, hoping to raise awareness and funds for the project. Woman works to restore Crawfordsville clock tower 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z In then end, Cora takes the elevator below the library/clock tower building to meet up with ... 'Once Upon a Time' recap: Deceased friends, foes and family are back in the Underworld 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Flying embers fell into the school’s clock tower and the interior was burned out. EXCHANGE: Lockport Township’s departure hits Central Square 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Tours of the school’s clock tower offer a spectacular vista of the city and its hill country environs. Austin Essentials: Music venues set beat for lively city 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The suite of rooms in the clock tower would become a single, spectacular private dwelling. A Manhattan Clock Tower Will Keep What Makes It Tick 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Though the building is now a condominium, its clock tower is among the tallest in the world. New York Today: On the Clock 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z A clock tower atop the student center is the focal point of a plaza where students will be able to sit on warm days, reminiscent of the famous Italian “piazzas” of Rome and Venice. New UDC building embodies pride, hope for future 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The gun-rights supporters walked in the shadow of the campus clock tower where, in 1966, Marine sniper Charles Whitman killed 14 people and wounded 32 in one of the country's deadliest mass shootings. In Texas, gun rights supporters demonstrate with fake shooting 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z On that day, Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 31 after firing from a perch atop the clock tower at the Austin campus of the University of Texas. Pro-gun group to use fake mass shooting in Texas to push firearm rights 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z In 1966, sniper Charles Whitman killed 16 people, shooting victims from his location atop the central clock tower. Gun Rights Activists to Host Mock Mass Shooting 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z On that day, Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 31 after firing from a perch atop the University of Texas at Austin campus' clock tower. University of Texas panel recommends allowing guns in classrooms 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The crowd later turned to a nearby clock tower, where bells rang 14 times – once for each of those killed in the attack. San Bernardino shooting vigil: Victim was 'Superman,' friends say 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Regina takes out Merlin's wand and, now able to use it, transports Zelena to the clock tower -- then banishes her back to Oz. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: In 'Swan Song,' someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Then there was the disturbed University of Texas student who shot and killed 14 people and a fetus from a campus clock tower. Mass shootings are a part of American culture now 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z It appears in countless photographs and promotional materials because of the beautiful clock tower that dominates the structure. Kentucky Editorial Roundup 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z They find them in the clock tower, a poor hiding place by Hook, and as further evidence of his trust, Henry sprinkles a little magic on Emma's bracelet, freeing her. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: Captain Hook enters a dark place in 'Broken Heart' 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The blast occurred on Mohammed V Avenue, near the clock tower, a landmark in Tunis, the radio stations quoted an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying. Blast in Tunis Kills at Least 11 on Bus Carrying Presidential Guards 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z What if, working through a police computer, it impounds a DeLorean that happens to be convenient to a clock tower? The Doomsday Invention 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z It was the scene of one of the first and bloodiest school shootings in U.S. history by a deranged ex-Marine in the clock tower that left 14 dead. Texas universities bracing for concealed guns in campus buildings 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Both concerts will raise money for restoring the church’s 150-foot-tall clock tower. Concerts to benefit New Albany’s historic Town Clock Church 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z And a campaigner trying to restore Hill Valley's clock tower even seems to be using a tablet in one of Back to the Future II's other scenes. Back to the Future II: What did it get right and wrong? - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z A parliamentary report is warning that nearly £40m is needed for urgent repairs to the bell and its clock tower. Big Ben 'under threat' as urgent repairs needed - BBC News 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z So in Doc’s lab early in the film I bring forward a little of the music from the clock tower scene. Retooled 'Back to the Future' score gives the movie a new energy in concert 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The Texas law takes effect on Aug. 1, the 50th anniversary of the killing of 16 people by student Charles Whitman, who fired from a perch atop the Austin campus's clock tower. University of Texas debates guns on campus after Oregon shooting 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z An ugly clock tower looms above the Grand Mosque. Prepping for the pilgrimage 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Crews were seen removing the statue of the Confederate president from its place near the university's iconic clock tower. University of Texas Removes Jefferson Davis Statue 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The problem with the huge bell that forms part of the clock tower of the British parliament started around Aug. 15, say engineers who are still checking the pendulum, air pressure, temperature and gears. Old pennies come to the rescue of London's Big Ben 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z However, statues of other Confederate figures will remain near the university’s central clock tower. University of Texas to Move Statue of Confederate President 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Here the idea of peace is enshrined in numerous monuments—among them fountains, clock tower, bell, and cenotaph. National Geographic Archives: Up From Ground Zero 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z THE 41-storey clock tower at Five Madison Avenue was once the domain of insurance clerks working for Metropolitan Life. Life is suite 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The metal clock from that courthouse was salvaged and installed in the clock tower that was built in 1976. Council chips in on clock project; $36K to help reset it 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The crash happened just after 09:20 BST in Queen's Road in Brighton, close to the clock tower, Sussex Police said. Two buses crash in Brighton city centre - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z After climbing the clock tower, we got a great view across the Square of the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn. History Of Science Notes: For Whom The Prague Tolls 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z It also includes the Metal Box Factory's clock tower - a symbol of Quakerism's links to the business world. Quakers: The faith forgotten in its hometown - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z When a consortium of developers bought the clock tower and two neighboring plots in November, they hit upon a novel idea to create their Queens colossus. New Queens Plaza Skyscraper Gets Help From Historic Clock Tower Next Door 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The clock tower is the main feature in Greenwood’s logo. Council chips in on clock project; $36K to help reset it 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z “There’s an actual clock tower at Blenheim, so we used that as an inspiration,” says Gottlieb. 'The Royals': Behaving badly never looked so good 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Miller put over 400 volunteer hours into the West Point clock tower painting. West Point artist’s work redefines city’s appearance 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Take, for example, the clock tower on the Potter Street Station. Legos bring historic buildings to Flint Institute of Arts 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z But the gargoyles still glower atop the Long Island City clock tower, alongside its castellated turret, copper windows and granite shields. New Queens Plaza Skyscraper Gets Help From Historic Clock Tower Next Door 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z There is a drawing of the clock tower ringed by a large G with the slogan “Greenwood A Great Place to Live” surrounding it. Council chips in on clock project; $36K to help reset it 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z “Everybody calls it the clock tower, but there never was a clock in it,” Castleberry said. The Mill at MSU: ‘It’s really coming together’ 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The crowd stripped him naked and dragged him to the town’s clock tower, kicking and pelting him with stones on the way, and hung him there once they arrived. Indian Mob Lynches Alleged Rapist in Prison 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Pay close attention to the movie’s famous clock tower scene. Here's Back to the Future's Best Scene Remade With LEGOs 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z In a photograph of this moment, the last ever taken of Hariri alive, a reflection of Parliament’s clock tower is visible in the bright, clean window of the Mercedes. The Hezbollah Connection 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z It includes multiple interconnected buildings and two separate structures and the attached clock tower. Houston clock tower will get up and running again 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Businesses in the square, distinctive for an art deco clock tower with “Rolex” written on its dial, are relocating or going bankrupt. Beirut rebuilt its downtown after the civil war. Now it’s got everything except people. 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Cheyenne is still the frontier town of Johnson's youth, its downtown dominated by the red and gray sandstone clock tower of the Union Pacific Depot. Exonerated Wyoming prisoner pins hopes on compensation legislation 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The design shows the clock tower from street level from the view of a person gazing up towards the sky. Big Ben clock tower on new £100 coin 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Recent additions to campus include a new engineering building, medical school, more student housing and carillon clock tower. Oakland University surpasses 100,000 graduates 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z In addition, the illuminated clock tower at the University of Birmingham, visible across the city, has been suggested as the inspiration for the ever-watchful "Eye of Sauron". How England inspired Middle Earth 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z The school's preliminary investigation also found no evidence to support claims that the brain of Charles Whitman, who fatally shot 16 people from the university's clock tower in 1966, was ever part of the collection. University of Texas: Missing brains were destroyed 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z It is as personal as the pace of one's heartbeat but as public as the clock tower in the town square. What Time Is It? 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z Most clock towers were found at churches and municipal buildings. Town clocks have civic function beyond timekeeping 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z “As of right now, this is our spot,” a protest leader announced next to the clock tower on campus about 2 a.m. Cornel West arrested in Ferguson: ‘I came here to go to jail’ 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Bids are starting at $25,000 for a rifle Charles Whitman used to shoot from the top of a clock tower on the Austin campus in 1966, killing 16 and injuring 32 others. Rifle used in 1966 University of Texas killing spree on sale for $25K 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Along with the greenhouses and equestrian facilities, the property includes a working dairy farm, a clock tower, a pool house designed by I.M. House of the Week | Bunny Mellon’s Upperville estate for $70M Bids are starting at $25,000 for the rifle used by Charles Whitman during the attack from atop the clock tower that that killed 16 people and wounded dozens more. Rifle used in deadly 1966 Texas rampage for sale 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The Chinese built the first clock tower in 1100, while the earliest European clock tower, in Salisbury, England, dates to 1300. Town clocks have civic function beyond timekeeping 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z He is memorialized in a 37-foot bronze statue atop City Hall’s clock tower. New Philadelphia park aims to give city a center 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z A large, Big Ben-like clock tower looms over the centre, and shopping malls and high-rise blocks are being built in a circle around the pilgrimage zone. Mecca’s changing face matches the needs of its Muslim pilgrims 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Eze is a medieval hilltop town with an ochre cathedral and stately clock tower. Take A Weekend Drive Around Nice And Cote D'Azur 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Obama spoke near the clock tower of the Royal Castle, a symbol of Poland’s long struggle for statehood. Obama praises Poland, vows to defend Eastern Europe 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The verger offered to show him round, but was called away during the tour, leaving the visitor alone in the clock tower. The man killed by an automaton 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z A small gift shop will also be assembled where guests enter into the hall at the base of the clock tower. Replica of Independence Hall to open in western SD 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z What they lack in ivy and clock towers, these places make up for by understanding how to cater to busy working adults and their employers. The $10,000 Bachelor's Degree Arrives 2014-05-05T10:10:49Z A derelict Peterhead warehouse, a run-down Aberdeen theatre and a prominent Glasgow clock tower are among six renovation projects to get a cash injection from the government agency. Crumbling landmarks get repair cash 2014-03-20T00:56:46Z The monochromatic picture of a clock tower on the wall? Seeking an Identity, the New Big East Takes a Familiar Stage 2014-03-11T20:12:27Z At 13:00, the men gathered in a narrow strip of shade outside the church, next to the concrete clock tower, to pray. CAR crisis: The church sheltering Muslims 2014-02-13T11:12:55Z The 130-foot-high brick building with a working white clock tower looms over the highway at the bottom of a pine-covered slope. Replica of Independence Hall to open in western SD 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z In Kingsand in south-east Cornwall, a clock tower is in danger of collapsing after being battered by waves. In pictures: Storms batter the UK 2014-02-05T16:56:59Z And the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art received £98,672 to fund essential maintenance to its historic clock tower. Crumbling landmarks get repair cash 2014-03-20T00:56:46Z Westminster Palace, with its gilded neo-Gothic spires and vaults by the River Thames, is best known for its landmark clock tower, Big Ben, and neighboring Westminster Abbey. London Journal: Need the Best for Your Next Occasion? Call Westminster Palace 2014-01-30T23:54:53Z Supporters of Defend Education Birmingham unfurled a banner on the university clock tower and occupied two buildings. Arrests at 'violent' university demo 2014-01-30T09:10:54Z One recent morning, Ivan Diaz stepped onto the roof of the red-brick clock tower and looked over part of the west Bronx. Plans to Fix a Landmark and a Hole in Time 2013-12-31T01:15:30Z On a Tuesday afternoon in late October, Stewart skipped his classes to do interview after interview in front of Morgan’s iconic clock tower. Morgan State student takes a stand for gay rights at historically black university 2013-12-26T00:34:10Z The one perk was when the owner of a penthouse flat in the station clock tower saw the book and contacted him to offer a tour. Lego artist displays his Brick City 2013-11-07T10:09:06Z He said the engineers would mostly not be pulling back clock hands but altering them from a mechanism usually at the side of a clock tower. Clock engineers' race against time 2013-10-26T23:25:05Z Among those also on the list are King's Cross Station clock tower, Dr Johnson's house - where he compiled his famous Dictionary of the English Language - and several embassies. Queues for Battersea Power Station 2013-09-22T10:41:30Z He arranged a deal this month to buy the clock tower for $4 million. Plans to Fix a Landmark and a Hole in Time 2013-12-31T01:15:30Z The main, redbrick campus in Selly Oak is dominated by the clock tower. In pictures: Birmingham 'my kinda town' 2013-07-20T04:01:33Z A large clock tower sits in the middle of the connecting building. New, expanded clubhouse to greet Memorial fans 2013-05-26T22:26:08Z The gnome, cunningly sitting inside a kind of mini-indoor greenhouse called a Wardian case, can usually be found on the estate, by the clock tower. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z "It would be like knocking down a 100-year-old clock tower in the middle of a village and replacing it," says Davies. The secret colonies of graffiti artists and skateboarders 2013-05-20T10:45:18Z The office building’s most prominent feature is a 119-foot-tall clock tower.Seven internally illuminated steel towers would adorn the plaza. Wrigley plans show details on ad signs 2013-05-04T00:40:00Z In addition to gussying up the shopping district, plans for Pyongyang also include a “miniature world” park, which will also boast a replica of London’s Big Ben clock tower and Paris’ Eiffel Tower. North Korean Park to Feature Big Ben and Eiffel Tower 2013-05-01T05:20:00Z The group, known as Team Blacksheep, has made a series of videos using drones circling the torch on New York City's Statue of Liberty and London's Big Ben clock tower. From Hollywood to Kansas, drones are flying under the radar 2013-03-03T15:06:36Z The bomb was hidden in a fruit basket placed by a clock tower in the city of Pattani. Bomb kills 2 in southern Thai city, others defused 2013-02-17T09:53:34Z The clock tower and the roundabout that run around it were a landmark for people travelling on the main road between Montego Bay and Kingston. Imani murder devastates Jamaican town 2013-01-15T02:47:51Z Traders sell their goods in the open air while in the distance the clock tower of the rebuilt indoor market can be seen. Inside Haiti's Iron Market 2013-01-13T00:32:12Z There's plenty of traffic in the early morning around the bus stop, close to the old clock tower in the town centre. Building new opportunities in Burma's Karen State 2012-12-20T01:20:45Z Aug. 1, 1966: Charles Whitman opened fire from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing 16 people and wounding 31. Timeline: Worst Mass Shootings in Past 50 Years 2012-12-14T22:35:45Z This year, there will be the additional spectacle of tentacles pouring forth from the upper windows of the clock tower and flailing wildly above the spider. City Room: Jefferson Market Spider, Neither Itsy Nor Bitsy, to Climb Again 2012-10-28T19:46:50Z As the bell tolled eight from the clock tower of the Polk County Courthouse on Thursday, signaling the moment when the polls here would open, a line stretched down the street from the election office. The Caucus: Before a Single Debate, Iowans Start Voting for President 2012-09-28T02:46:40Z On Friday afternoon in Shifang, residents at shops and sidewalk cafes described battles pitting young people against the police in the square around a clock tower in the city’s center. Amid Protest, Hong Kong Backs Down on ‘Moral’ Education Plan 2012-09-08T15:24:17Z Brazil was playing Austria in the third beach volleyball match of the day on Sunday, with the sun reflecting off the golden numbers on the Horse Guards Parade clock tower. EYES ON LONDON: An interloper, and empty seats 2012-07-29T12:27:13Z WEYMOUTH, England — Bring on Big Ben - the sailor, not the bell in the famous clock tower. Ainslie sets sail toward Olympic history 2012-07-28T11:00:24Z A clock tower near Kiessling chimes “The East is Red,” a classic Mao anthem. Changing of the Guard: China’s Communist Elders Take Backroom Intrigue Beachside 2012-07-21T20:19:55Z To meet that goal, construction crews injected what is called "compensation grouting"-a mix of cement, sand, water and other components-into horizontal tubes drilled into the clay under the clock tower's foundation. Time Shift: Is London's Big Ben Falling Down? 2012-07-19T11:15:00.240Z The Rev. Richard Boyer, pastor of the congregation, which dates back to 1640, said that he cared about the clock tower, too, but that the church’s anchor was the gospel, not the clock. Cellphone Proposal for Southampton Clock Tower Provokes Dispute 2012-07-07T01:55:34Z Britain: Ben to Become Elizabeth The iconic clock tower of Parliament, widely known as Big Ben, is being renamed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, authorities said Tuesday. | Europe: Britain: Big Ben to Become Elizabeth Tower 2012-06-27T01:50:13Z The clock tower in London that holds the famous Big Ben bell is going to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower, in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Big Ben tower renamed for jubilee 2012-06-26T15:25:56Z The clock tower was taken down in the 1960s for safety reasons. England's changing high street 2012-06-16T03:47:43Z Tourists today might note a definite tilt in the clock tower if they look closely but Burland says it is not caused by the London Underground; it has always been there. Time Shift: Is London's Big Ben Falling Down? 2012-07-19T11:15:00.240Z After withdrawing a 2011 application to put eight antennas on top of the clock tower, in May, MetroPCS proposed installing four antennas inside the tower, where they would not be seen. Cellphone Proposal for Southampton Clock Tower Provokes Dispute 2012-07-07T01:55:34Z The severed clock tower in the town of Finale Emilia near Bologna is sure to be shown over and over again whenever anyone wants to illustrate the destructive consequences of earthquakes. Italy caught in Earth's pincer 2012-05-30T15:53:05Z The tremor left only the left-hand side of Finale Emilia's picturesque clock tower standing. Italians count high cost of quake 2012-05-21T16:35:37Z Historical buildings like this clock tower in Finale Emilia were destroyed. Pictures: Earthquake shakes villages in Italy 2012-05-21T12:07:21Z The 14th-century clock tower in Finale Emilia was split vertically as if hit by a meat cleaver when the quake struck at 4:04 a.m. Aftershocks rattle Italy, residents sleep outdoors 2012-05-21T08:52:31Z The family says that however uncertain and unproven the radiation risks, they are not willing to work within three feet of the antennas in the clock tower. Cellphone Proposal for Southampton Clock Tower Provokes Dispute 2012-07-07T01:55:34Z Ultraconservatives climbed a Tunis clock tower on Sunday to call for the application of Islamic law in Tunisia’s new constitution. Tunisia Says Constitution Will Not Cite Islamic Law 2012-03-27T05:44:31Z The “Big Ben” moniker itself actually refers to the bell inside the famous clock tower, not the name of the tower itself. London's 'Big Ben' Could Be Renamed for Queen's Jubilee 2012-03-27T05:50:21Z Efforts to save the clock tower were thwarted by vandals. | Upper East Side: Upper East Side/Streetscapes - Empires of Rival Brewers 2012-03-24T09:00:07Z We recognize that the greatest assets of this beautiful building are its iconic exterior facade, interior cortile and soaring clock tower, and we intend to meticulously preserve these historic elements. Greatness for the Old Post Office building 2012-03-02T19:15:17Z The director’s first 3-D movie, “Hugo” tells the story of an orphaned boy who lives secretly within the walls and clock tower of a Paris train station. ‘The Artist’ Wins Top Oscar Honors in Bow to Silent-Film Era 2012-02-27T18:38:45Z Opposite are the neo-gothic town hall and its clock tower, along with the civic center and law courts. Robocop Mayor Leads Front Line of Austerity as U.K. Tackles Debt 2012-02-15T12:43:10Z The reception-rooms and hall of the Minister's residence are very handsome, and a Byzantine clock tower gives the building a striking air of distinction. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Trump would lease the land from the government and the clock tower would remain under the control of the National Park Service and open to the public. Trump to turn Old Post Office into luxury hotel 2012-02-08T02:29:00Z The somewhat gaudy clock and clock tower are modern, as is also the yet gaudier sun-dial often, but erroneously, ascribed to Sir Isaac Newton. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z “Hugo,” from Paramount, tells the story of an orphaned boy who lives secretly within the walls and clock tower of a train station. Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ Gets 11 Oscar Nominations, ‘The Artist’ 10 2012-01-24T17:38:02Z Portable Clocks For centuries after the invention of the mechanical clock, the periodic tolling of the bell in the town church or clock tower was enough to demarcate the day for most people. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z She was beginning to grow uneasy, when, as she was gazing into the distance towards the pointed clock tower of Sallertaine, a voice startled her with: "Rousille!" Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z The town hall, also in the Gothic style, has a square clock tower built on arches over the pavement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z As Bard finished his speech, the Old Main clock tower began to chime for the 10 p.m. hour. At Penn State candlelight vigil, a search for solace 2011-11-12T05:46:44Z Early Sunday morning, Father Stephen Planning will clamber up four flights of rickety wooden stairs in the clock tower of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church on North Capitol Street and change the face of time. For public clocks, a time warp 2011-11-04T01:25:00Z They are a remnant of the apartment’s original function as the clock tower of a cardboard factory built in 1915. Scene Last Night: Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen 2011-10-20T19:36:02Z He was scanning the horizon for a slate-covered clock tower and certain tree-tops not yet distinguishable in the distance; his heart was already in the old home. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z A recently published survey says the neogothic clock tower atop the British Parliament building is gently leaning to one side. | EUROPE: Britain: Aging Big Ben Has Slight Stoop 2011-10-11T03:14:02Z She was pointing across the court to the gateway beneath the clock tower. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The clock tower alongside the cathedral belongs to the 17th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. Today in History 2011-07-11T04:03:24Z In fine weather one can see six clock towers round about, and I think that but for the Mount of Saint Michel one might see the trees of the Marais where you are. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z What started as a "small gathering for friends" eventually attracted more widespread interest, and dozens of enthusiasts gathered at the city's clock tower at noon. Horde of 'zombies' test Leicester's defences 2011-06-18T14:15:33Z They had reached the foot of the stairs, and were once more under the gateway of the clock tower, where Lady Ursula Glynde had caught sight of them from the great bay-window opposite. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The great bell in the clock tower boomed out ten strokes as Ruth reached the muddy road at the end of the walk. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z He had looked at the former headquarters of The New York Times on West 43rd Street before moving south to the clock tower, which overlooks Madison Square Park. Hilfiger Has Plan to Convert MetLife Clock Tower to Hotel 2011-05-06T08:00:23Z Outside Westminster Abbey, giant loudspeakers started to blast choir music at 8 a.m., and Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, started chiming. Royal Wedding Ceremony Gets Under Way 2011-04-29T10:19:17Z But Ms. Arena, who is directing the project, was more circumspect, saying that at a minimum, Forest City intends to “celebrate” the building’s historic elements, like the clock tower. The Bay Citizen: Chronicle and Building Are Reflection of Economy 2011-04-09T22:55:33Z Near a clock tower in Riffa, hundreds of residents armed with clubs and knives gathered to protect their neighborhood. Bahrain police block march on royal palace 2011-03-11T20:13:16Z The fire was contained to the clock tower and there were no persons injured. Fire crews tackle blaze at castle 2011-03-11T01:13:44Z The MetLife clock tower, which is 50 stories tall and capped by a gilded cupola, was the world’s tallest building for a few years after its completion in 1909. Hilfiger Has Plan to Convert MetLife Clock Tower to Hotel 2011-05-06T08:00:23Z For two days the Germans fiercely bombarded Arras: the beautiful sixteenth-century town hall, with its superb clock tower, was ruined, and the cathedral, as well as many of the historic houses, was badly damaged. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z As she crossed over, the clock tower rang out nine. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Built by the French in the late 19th Century, the market with its ornate clock tower was badly damaged in the quake after a 2008 fire. Quake amputees embody resilience in broken Haiti 2011-01-10T17:46:13Z It will also start charging for tours of the famous clock tower to raise a projected £82,000 a year. Leak details ?63m in Commons cuts 2010-12-16T18:09:50Z As a mournful drizzle sets in, we start off from under the clock tower. The scariest building in Britain? 2010-10-27T20:31:00Z From their perch, sitting in a clear egg-shaped capsule that holds 25 people, they loved the view of the clock tower called Big Ben and the famous church called Westminster Abbey. Up in the air and at the shore 2010-08-09T04:00:00Z Built in 1889 to replace a wooden chapel burned down by a spark from a passing locomotive, the imposing Gothic Revival building has an admirable clock tower that also serves as a porte-cochère. | Port Chester: Enjoying a Mix of Latin Cultures and Local History 2010-07-22T23:35:00Z In a moment of rare brevity, Mr Bercow will indicate that he would be honoured to continue to serve and remain in his sumptuous lodgings beneath Parliament's clock tower. Speaker Bercow to face critics 2010-05-17T23:52:00Z Some authority states that the clock tower is much after the style of the belfry at Bruges. Cathedral Cities of England Its clock tower, surmounted by a statue of Mars, dates from the previous century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Now with the news that Boone Wellver, a young and "wishful" member of the Gregory house, meant to seek a place under the teetering clock tower of the court house, anxieties began to simmer. The Tempering Westminster Bridge, one thousand one hundred and sixty feet long, is near the clock tower, and here the Class took its best view of the Parliament Houses. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The most conspicuous feature is the clock tower and belfry, 200 ft. high. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The clock tower is a conspicuous building from which all local distances are measured. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Four o'clock struck from the clock tower on Madison Square and Rubin had not arrived yet, so Wolfson lit a fresh cigar and beguiled his vigil with a paper he had found under the safe. The Competitive Nephew Still hobbling as she went, the old woman closed the church and went in the darkness to the clock tower where she had lived for about forty years. Peasant Tales of Russia The clock tower opposite dates from the period of Venetian dominion in the 16th and 17th centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" He followed Mr. Heron under the gateway into a paved courtyard, flanked on three sides by out-buildings and a clock tower, and on the fourth by the house itself. Under False Pretences A Novel Above one of the doors of the inner court is the date 1577; the clock tower is dated 1585; see the engraving p. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Suddenly, towards midnight, a hand bell rang at the very top of the clock tower. Letters from my Windmill The clock tower, at the north end, is 40 feet square and 320 feet high, profusely gilt near the top. Dickens' London And bears show off in a wonderful clock tower they have built way back in the ’leventh century. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The place has, however, a Continental air, caused principally by the very curious clock tower in the market place; a quaint spire, in the background, adding to the effect of the architectural picture. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The clock tower, according to Drover, shows no place for a dial but suggests the use of bells because of its open structure, suitable for letting out the sound. On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass On the Independence Square fa�ade everything is subordinated to the great square steeple-like clock tower, centrally located, which stands its entire height outside but adjoining the walls of the main building. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The Boy Scouts of Stanhope had been fortunate enough to be given the use of a large room under the church with the clock tower. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats As to its looks, it belongs to 1814, and is plain and simple enough, but it carries a graceful clock tower and a copper cupola, and its destruction is not to be thought of. Highways and Byways in Surrey It was past twelve by the clock tower when the two left the gondola and entered the Place of St. Mark. The End of a Coil In the market-place is a square clock tower, the bells in which are used for ordinary parochial purposes. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. At the corner next to the church rises a beautiful clock tower which before the day of skyscrapers could be seen from distant parts of the city, and which has been sketched by many artists. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati The mob sacked the Tuileries and hoisted the tricolor flag on the clock tower. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The central building of all is the beautiful Victoria Memorial Hall with its tall clock tower and chimes. Wanderings in the Orient Silence fell upon the room again: from a clock tower in Westminster came the clear notes of a bell striking the hour. The Long Trick In the centre of the village stood a handsome white church, with a clock tower, and near it the parsonage and school-house. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland It was both bell and clock tower, and abutted on to both the cathedral proper and St. Gregory's. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch The upper part of this constituted the clock tower with its four large circular openings for dials. History of the Confederate Powder Works The one on the right hand is on the south, and is called the clock tower. Rollo in London In front were the dining-rooms and kitchens, and the trainer's house—a square clock tower, carrying an ornate gilt vane, rising from the cluster of red roofs. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The heavy arch which supports the clock tower forms an arcade across a narrow street and makes it picturesque without adding dignity to the church itself. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 On the clock tower, still circling, the hands mark the passing of time and the bells in the church still ring out their summons to prayer. The Counts of Gruyère But all was still in the court, which lay in the shade, while the great red-brick clock tower was beginning to glow in the sunshine. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First The party also went up into the clock tower, by means of a very narrow, steep, and winding staircase, where there was only room for one to go at a time. Rollo in London The clock tower is to be three hundred and twenty feet high. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland The conspirators in the room above heard with eager ears the departure of the guests, and sat in perfect silence till midnight chimed from the old clock tower. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems They were near the great clock tower just as the chimes began to peal forth their weird melodies. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs He paused for an instant by the church, then went on under the clock tower and came to the post. The Call of the Blood The remains, incorporated with a modern residence, include a late Perpendicular gateway, abbots' tower, clock tower and crypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The clock tower and the upper portions of the building were set on fire by the pyrotechnical display in honor of the Atlantic Telegraph of 1859. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City With a hollow booming sound reminiscent of old eighteenth-and nineteenth-century clock towers, the electronic time tone rang out from the Tower of Galileo, chiming the hour of nine. Sabotage in Space At the clock tower he was proud enough to ascend that structure and make a Fourth of July speech. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs From the grand entrance, under the clock tower, there is a fine view looking S. There is an annual Flower Show in the park. Hertfordshire The buildings of this market are Dutch in style and have a quaint clock tower. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It is a handsome edifice, and is surmounted by the best clock tower in the Union, above which is a marble image of Justice. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City It was just eleven by the clock tower, and wares were still pouring in; arriving in all manner of shabby carts and vans—mostly drawn by aged and decrepit horses. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma A clock tower or two showed yellow faces; the great public buildings were clear-cut like cardboard. Contrary Mary The “palace” was surrounded by a moat, crossed by two bridges; the grand entrance and lofty clock tower, the outhouses and grounds are elaborately depicted in a print in Chauncy’s History. Hertfordshire The clock tower affords a fine view, though the time that it keeps is startling to the new-comer. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro The old courthouse in the city, of red sandstone with battlements and turrets, minarets, and a clock tower, seems out of date. The Man in Court The Merceria clock tower is not yet, and the south arcade comes flush with the campanile's north wall; but I doubt if that was so. A Wanderer in Venice Two judges, on being urged to tamper with records for beneficent purposes, are said to have declared that they did not mean to build clock towers! Old St. Paul's Cathedral Two of the machine guns were mounted in the clock tower, a position commanding the range of the street. A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire |
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