The biggest clock in the world: tower, flower, wrist

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:44

We look at them when getting out of bed in the morning, we look for them with our eyes, going to work, they are companions of our daily life, without which we cannot do. Who are they? The answer is simple and suggests itself - an ordinary watch.

The biggest clock tower

The largest clock in existence is located in the center of the holy Muslim land, namely in the city of Mecca. The building, grandiose in scope, is a complex of seven towers, in the central of which 4 clock mechanisms are mounted, located strictly on the cardinal points. The diameter of each of them is 46 meters.

This monstrous mechanism weighs about 36,000 tons, and it took a little less than 100 million mosaic pieces to decorate the dials.

Largest flower dial

The largest clock in the world, made of flowers, decorates the Park of Heroes in the Ukrainian city of Krivoy Rog. It took about 22,000 plants to implement such a grandiose idea, but how could it be otherwise, because the diameter of this fragrant dial is as much as 22 meters!

This flower clock appeared relatively recently, in 2011, as part of the City Without Borders program. At night, the mechanism is illuminated with multi-colored lights, in winter it is covered with artificial needles. For 6 years, this clock has become the hallmark of the city, lovers make dates around it, and tourists are taken to it on excursions.

Giant watches

The well-known company Diesel, characterized by brutality in its collections, has developed the largest watch in the world that can be worn on the hand - Diesel Grand Daddy.

This is a 4-dial chronograph with a diameter of 65mm and a thickness of 15mm. The mechanism reliably protects the mineral glass, which is difficult to scratch, the case is made of stainless steel. This accessory weighs no more, no less, 490 g. This largest watch in the world is incredibly popular and brings fabulous profits to the manufacturer.

Famous watches of the world

Each country has its own special clock, the existence of which is known beyond its borders. It is hard to imagine at least one Russian who would not know how the chiming clock sounds. The entire country freezes on New Year's Eve with a glass of champagne in hand as they count down the last seconds of the outgoing year.

The history of this watch dates back to 1491. For such a long century, the chimes have seen everything: numerous breakdowns, artillery shelling, fires. Although they have long since lost the title of the biggestclock”, there are few people in the world who do not know about the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, in the very heart of the Russian land.

In London, the building of the English Parliament in Westminster is decorated with no less famous clock - Big Ben. The year of creation of this symbol of the Foggy Albion is considered 1859, the clockwork is the most reliable and trouble-free in those days.

The clock on the Big Ben tower owes its name to the head of construction, Benjamin Hall. This is how the huge 2-meter bell was called, which is located in the center of the open area and to which a narrow spiral staircase of 334 steps leads. Ordinary mortals, for obvious reasons, are not allowed into this watch stronghold.

Germany also did not stand aside from the rest. On its famous Alexanderplatz, the World Clock flaunts - amazing both in appearance and in its history and symbolism. A huge cylinder 10 meters high with 24 plates on which the names of socialist countries are written appeared before the public in 1989, on the day the Berlin Wall collapsed. At the top, this structure is decorated with a composition of planetary orbits, but the most memorable thing about this clock is the inscription that reads "Time will destroy all walls."

Indeed, time puts everything in its place, it flows continuously, whether we like it or not. Epochs and rulers are changing, states are being erased from the face of the Earth, and the clock is ticking, measuring this inexorable run, as impartial witnesses of our vain life.