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8 Beautiful Clock Towers in the World

A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self supporting structures.
Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone on the ground, or as part of a larger structure or device such as a fortified building or as an integral part of a bridge.

Big Ben, London
Image by Trey Ratcliff

Clock Tower, Daytona Beach, Florida
Image by Steven Martin

Ferry Building Clock Tower, San Francisco, California
Image by David Yu

Flatiron Building, NYC
Image by Scott Hadfield

Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu

Mudgee Clock Tower, Australia
Image by Des Paroz

Paramount Building, Times Square, NYC
Image by Wally Gobetz

Surin Circle Clock Tower, Phuket City
Image by Eustaquio Santimano

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