Cunningham Clock Tower
کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر | |
 A view of the Cunningham Clock Tower | |
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| 34°00′35″N 71°34′33″E / 34.009846°N 71.575784°E | |
| Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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| Type | Clock tower |
| Completion date | 1900 |
The Cunningham Clock Tower (
governor
and political agent in the province.
History
Designed by James Strachan, the Municipal Engineer of Peshawar, the foundation stone was laid by the P.D Cunningham commissioner of Peshawar in 1898. It was opened to the public in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The construction of the building was funded by Balmukand Ahooja - Banker and Contractor of Peshawar [3]
Structure
The tower is 31 feet in diameter. Its base is 13 by 4 metres (43 ft × 13 ft) and stands 26 metres (85 ft) tall at the Ghanta Ghar Chowk (“Clock Tower Square”).
Gallery
See also
References
- ISBN 9789693519716. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Tahir, M. Athar (2007). Frontier facets: Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Gantha Ghar: The Historic Clock Tower of Peshawar".
Clock towers in Pakistan | |
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| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Punjab | |
| Sindh | |
