Clocks on the Metropolitan Life Tower in New York City
N 40° 44.476 W 073° 59.251
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Really remarkable town clocks you can find on the baurtiful art-deco tower of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company building next to the Madison Square Park in Manhattan...
Waymark Code: WM6HPR
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2009
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On the Metropolitan Life, installed in 1909, are 4 four-story clocks mounted on the tower, one on each side. They are Italian Renaissance in style, with the time pieces encircled in wreaths and flowers. Each clock is 8 m in diameter with each number being 1.2 m tall. The minute hands each weigh half a ton. The clock chimes on the quarter hour...