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'''Mirzapur Clock Tower''' is a heritage architecture situated at [[Mirzapur]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crooke |first=William |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_North_Western_Provinces_of_India/yvTWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=clock+tower+in+mirzapur&pg=PA31&printsec=frontcover |title=The North-Western Provinces of India: Their History, Ethnology, and Administration |date=1897 |publisher=Methuen |language=en}}</ref> It is adorned with fine carvings and the clock with 300 kg bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower. The clock was made in [[London]] by M/s Mears Stan Bank Company in 1866.<ref>{{Cite web |title=मिर्जापुर के घंटाघर की घड़ी है बेमिसाल, लंदन से बनकर आई घड़ी बिगड़ी तो अब बनाने वाले नहीं मिले |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/mirzapur-clock-tower-is-unmatched-clock-made-from-london-deteriorated?pageId=1 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> The tower was made in 1891. |
'''Mirzapur Clock Tower''' is a heritage architecture situated at [[Mirzapur]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crooke |first=William |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_North_Western_Provinces_of_India/yvTWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=clock+tower+in+mirzapur&pg=PA31&printsec=frontcover |title=The North-Western Provinces of India: Their History, Ethnology, and Administration |date=1897 |publisher=Methuen |language=en}}</ref> It is adorned with fine carvings and the clock with 300 kg bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower. The clock was made in [[London]] by M/s Mears Stan Bank Company in 1866.<ref>{{Cite web |title=मिर्जापुर के घंटाघर की घड़ी है बेमिसाल, लंदन से बनकर आई घड़ी बिगड़ी तो अब बनाने वाले नहीं मिले |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/mirzapur-clock-tower-is-unmatched-clock-made-from-london-deteriorated?pageId=1 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> The tower was made in 1891. |
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Revision as of 05:30, 18 November 2024
Mirzapur Clock Tower is a heritage architecture situated at Mirzapur, in Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is adorned with fine carvings and the clock with 300 kg bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower. The clock was made in London by M/s Mears Stan Bank Company in 1866.[2] The tower was made in 1891.
Importance
The Indian Standerd Time is calculated from the 82.5 degrees East longitude, which falls in this clock tower in Mirzapur.[3][4] The clock tower is popularly known as Mirzapur Ghanta Ghar.[5]
References
- ^ Crooke, William (1897). The North-Western Provinces of India: Their History, Ethnology, and Administration. Methuen.
- ^ "मिर्जापुर के घंटाघर की घड़ी है बेमिसाल, लंदन से बनकर आई घड़ी बिगड़ी तो अब बनाने वाले नहीं मिले". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Turning the Clock Back: How Indian Standard Time came into existence 75 years ago". Firstpost. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "India investigates different time zones". 2001-08-21. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "September 1, 1947: How Indian Standard Time was introduced in country". www.timesnownews.com. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2024-11-14.