Clocks of Epic Proportions: The World’s Largest Timepiece: 2023

Keeping the actual track of time is vitally important. A clock can be small enough to fit on a person’s wrist or can be big enough to be in a giant tower. Ways we keep track of time are revolutionized and still keep on have some changes according to the modern

Until the Clocks were invented, medieval days were divided by the passing of the sun. The first mechanical clock was invented in the late 12th century. After the invention of the Mechanical Clock, Clock towers replaced their old mechanism with the Mechanical Clock 

With Mechanical Clocks, a huge revolution was noticed in Public Clocks. Public Clocks are the easiest way to keep the actual track of time without spending a single penny.

Public Clocks played an essential role in daily life for timekeeping until the 20th century. Clock towers are the perfect examples of Public Clocks.

Today we are here to discuss the largest clocks in the world, Most of the most giant clocks are mounted on the top of the highest buildings.

Here is the list of some of the most giant Clocks:

The Largest Clock In the World

Makkah Clock Tower

The Makkah Royak Clock Tower is the biggest clock in the world, It consists of four clocks one on each side of the tower.

The 601-meter tall and 120-story high tower is part of the Abraj Al-Bait skyscraper complex. It not only houses the Fairmont Hotel but also the Makkah Clock.

Construction of what would become the world’s newest largest clock ended in 2012. All the clock’s four faces have a diameter of about 43 meters (141 feet) and are illuminated by about 2 million LED lights. 

Designer and Builder

The world’s largest clock, The Makkah Royak Clock Tower was designed and built by the firm ‘RL Rasch GmbH’ headed by ‘Mahmoud Bodo Rasch’. The four Clocks are powered by Solar Energy.

The construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2012 by the construction firm Saudi Binladin Group.

Quick Details

Some of the quick details about the huge clock in the world are;

• Hour markers are 7 meters high
• Hour hands are 17 meters in length and the minute hands are 22 meters in length and 3 meters wide
• Each hand weighs up to 7500 kg
• The mechanism of each four clocks weighs 21 metric tons.
• The entire clock weighs 36000 metric tons.

 Each of the four identical clock faces is covered with 98 million tiny glass mosaic tiles. The size of the world’s biggest clock is truly staggering, as the Makkah Royal Clock is a bit closer to the Ka’aba, That’s why the Clock shows connectivity toward Islam, on the top of the dial there is a huge inscription. It says “Allah is great”.

Other Clocks (that are to be mentioned)

Some of the other Clocks are considered the Largest Clocks in the World but all come after The Makkah Royak Clock Tower, Here is a short description:

Istanbul Cevahir Mall

The second-largest Clock in the world is on the large glass roof of Cevahir Mall in Istanbul, Turkey. The clock is 36 meters in diameter and was constructed and installed in 2005. 

Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre is one of the world’s largest shopping malls. The digits on the clock are around three meters high.

Duquesne Brewery Clock

Duquesne Brewery Clock used to be the largest single-face clock in the world when it was installed in 1933. Duquesne Brewery Clock is located on the Duquesne Brewing Company building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Over the years the face of this largest Clock has been used to advertise many brands, they started advertising with Coca-Cola. The Clock was designed by John Franklin.

• The clock has a face with a diameter of 18 meters
• 7.6-hour hand and 10.6-meter minute hand
• Powered by a 1.25 Horsepower Janett Motor

Grozny City Towers

The Grozny City Towers is a five-star skyscraper hotel and business center complex located in Grozny, Russia. The Grozny-City Clocks, are situated at the apex of the northwest and southeast sides of the Grozny-City Towers.

The dial of each clock, including the hands and clock movement, weighs about 5,200 kilograms (5.7 short tons).

• Hour hand: 250 kilograms (550 lb) each
• Minute hand: 400 kilograms (880 lb) each
• Clock movement: 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) each
• The Dial has a diameter of 13.6 meters.

On April 3, 2013, the Facade Clocks caught fire, and one side of the 40-story building was engulfed in flames. No one was injured or killed in the blaze. More than 100 firefighters and 16 fire engines fought the blaze.

The Church Clock of St. Peter (The Biggest Clock in Europe)

St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland. The history of the church is so old. The church tower was primarily used for fire police duties in 1340.

At the end of the 13th century, a mechanical clock was installed, and from the 13th century, the keep on have been some positive changes in the clock according to the revolution in the Clock industry.

 In 1996 the Electrified Mechanical Movement was replaced by the Central Computer System. The church clock of St. Peter has the largest tower clock face in Europe.

• The outer diameter of each of the four church clocks measures 8.64 meters
• The minute hand is 5.73 meters 
• The hour hand 5.07 meters
• The minute crack of the large pointer measures 0.455 meters.

Conclusion

Now you will be well aware of the World’s Largest Clock, The largest clocks are used as the best time tellers for those who can’t own a timepiece.

We can notice that in previous years, Clock towers have been revitalized. They not only improve the machinery but get them bigger to beat the first’s record.

Today we discussed The Makkah Royak Clock Tower, the largest Clock in the World. May this record be broken by any other Clock that will be constructed with a plan to be entitled with World’s Largest Clock