Aligarh Clock Tower
{{Short description|Clock tower in Aligarh, India}}
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Aligarh Clock Tower, also known as the Harrison Tower, is a clock tower in Aligarh, India, situated near the Aligarh Muslim University. It was completed in 1893 and named for Aligarh's British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and district magistrate, J. H. Harrison.
Origin
The clock tower at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, was completed in 1893 and named for Aligarh's British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and district magistrate J. H. Harrison.{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Dr Yatindra Pal |title=Clock towers of India |date=2021 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |isbn=978-9-35427-256-1 |pages=6–7 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MI0TEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 |language=en |chapter=1. Aligarh }} It was built in an English architectural design in collaboration with a Muslim style.{{cite book |last1=Aṃsala |first1=Kusuma |title=As I Am: An Autobiography |date=1997 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-0499-6 |pages=114, 233 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zK1jAAAAMAAJ&q=Aligarh+clock+tower |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Ahmed |first1=Akbar S. |title=Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World |date=1999 |publisher=I. B. Tauris |isbn=978-1-86064-257-9 |page=122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bhTYAAAAMAAJ&q=Aligarh+Clock+Tower |language=en}}
Structure and location
The tower is situated near the Aligarh Muslim University. Opposite are the judges courts,{{cite book |title=A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon |date=1920 |publisher=J. Murray. |page=404 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atxAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA404 |language=en}} and adjacent is a garden.{{cite book |title=The National and English Review |date=1895 |publisher=National Review Limited |page=381 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NTUAAAAMAAJ&dq=Aligarh+Clock+Tower&pg=PA381|language=en}}
The structure has four sides, five floors and is built in stone and brick.{{cite book |title=District Gazetteers: Bahraich (1903) |date=1926 |publisher=Government Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qaOa3QWE1q4C&pg=PA201|language=en|page=201}} Open arches support each vaulted roof.
Gallery
File:Aligarh clock tower ceiling.jpg|Ceiling
File:Aligarh clock tower inscription4.jpg|Inscription
File:Aligarh clock tower inscription3.jpg|Inscription
File:Aligarh clock tower inscription2.jpg|Inscription
File:Aligarh clock tower inscription1.jpg|Inscription
File:Aligarh clock tower2.jpg|Clock Tower
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Category:Clock towers in India
Category:Buildings and structures in Aligarh
Category:1893 establishments in India