City Hall Clock - Cardiff, Capital of Wales.
N 51° 29.091 W 003° 10.722
30U E 487591 N 5703759
The City Hall features an impressive clock tower, with a chiming clock dating from 1906. City Hall stands in the heart of Cardiff. It is the centrepiece of one of the Wales & the World’s finest civic centres.
Waymark Code: WMRQRH
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2016
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The distinctive clock tower nearly 200 feet in height, features the largest Clock in the Capitol. The Clock displays Roman numeral figures, & train track minute markers. The open frame face is over 12 feet diameter, with a gilded Hour, Minute hands & dial on each of its four faces. The clock mechanism includes an hour bell and four quarter bells each inscribed with mottoes in English & Welsh.
"City Hall was opened in 1906, after Cardiff was given its royal charter as a city in 1905. It is built Renaissance style, and the exterior is carved from Portland stone.
City Hall houses an extensive art collection, including "Winter" by Joseph Farquharson. The collection is displayed for visitors to view, subject to the rooms not being hired for private functions. There is also a booklet with full details of the art collection available free from the reception desk at City Hall.
The Clock Tower of City Hall is perhaps the most distinctive architectural feature of the building, bold and asymmetrical and a well-loved Cardiff landmark.
The magnificent exterior of City Hall prepares the visitor for the decorative Edwardian interiors, where rooms both large and small are all elegantly proportioned. The portico leads into the main foyer and reception.
The appropriately named Marble Hall is lined by magnificent columns of Sienna marble mounted in bronze. Beyond the doors at its northern end lies the Assembly Room. This splendid interior has played host to Royalty, Heads of State and diplomats from all over the world on many great occasions." Text Source: (
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