The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong. It is located on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Officially named Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, it is usually referred to as the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower (Traditional Chinese: 尖沙咀鐘樓) for its location. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x757, 69 KB)The Clock Tower, which was a part of the terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) in Tsim Sha Tsui before the demolition of the main terminus building, is a landmark of Hong Kong, China File history Legend... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x757, 69 KB)The Clock Tower, which was a part of the terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) in Tsim Sha Tsui before the demolition of the main terminus building, is a landmark of Hong Kong, China File history Legend... Taj Mahal Big Ben Saint Basils Cathedral Azadi Square in Tehran For other senses of this word, see landmark (disambiguation). ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Kowloon. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a railway network in Hong Kong, China, comprising intercity rapid transit and light rail systems. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ...

Built out of red bricks and granite, the Clock Tower peaks at 45 metres, and is topped by a 7-metre lightning rod. The top of the tower can be reached by a wooden staircase located within. The interior of Clock Tower had previously been open for visit, but is currently closed for maintenance. An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction and sized to be layed with one hand using mortar. ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... An example of a standard, pointed-tip air terminal A lightning rod (or lightning protector) is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, used as part of lightning safety to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast... Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ...

The clock tower is located near Victoria Harbour at the foot of Salisbury Road. Another landmark, the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, is located nearby. Clocktower at Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia A clock tower is a tower built with one or more (often four) clock faces. ... Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞港; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the... Salisbury Road by the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui East. ... Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier (尖沙嘴碼頭) is a pier located at the tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. ...

The tower has been listed as a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1990. As of March 26, 2004, there are 79 declared monuments in Hong Kong. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

The plan of Kowloon-Canton Railway was realised in 1904 with its terminus in Tsim Sha Tsui. The railway was inaugurated on 1st October 1910; however, construction of the station did not begin until 1913. Because of World War I, the British materials required for the construction could not be shipped on time, and construction was halted for some time. The part of the station, together with Clock Tower, was completed in 1915, and the whole station 28th March 1916. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 1st October) October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... (Redirected from 28th March) March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The Clock Tower reused the clock from the demolished Pedder Street Clock Tower. However, only one side had a clock, and it was not until 1920 that the remaining three sides of the Clock Tower were installed. They began operation in the afternoon of March 22, 1921, and have run ever since except during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Japanese prostitutes of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

In 1975, Kowloon Station was moved to the present-day Hung Hom Station on the newly reclaimed Hung Hom Bay. The building of the station was demolished in 1977 despite the protest and petitioning from the Heritage Society and other pressure groups. However, as a compromise it was decided that the Clock Tower was to be preserved, and is now accompanied by the Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Cultural Centre, all built on former station grounds. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (Chinese: 紅磡, Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hung4 ham3; Mandarin Pinyin: Hóngkàn; lit. ... Hung Hom Bay (紅磡灣) is a bay of Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the South Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Hong Kong Space Museum (Chinese: 香港太空館) is one of the museums managed by the the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Hong Kong Museum of Art is one of the museums under the management of the Leisure & Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Crowds gathering outside The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Chinese: ) is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong. ...

The bell inside the Clock Tower is currently in the railway depot in Ho Tung Lau. Ho Tung Lau (Chinese: 何東樓) is a place northeast of Lok Lo Ha (落路下) in Sha Tin, near the KCR and on the former shore of Sha Tin Hoi, in the New Territories. ...

Gallery

Clock Tower at Night Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1236x835, 606 KB) Tsim Sha Tsui: Clock Tower, Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Peninsula Hotel. ...

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