Rank
|
Name
|
Image
|
Height
|
Number of faces
|
Chiming
|
Year
|
Type of structure
|
Main function
|
Country
|
City
|
Remarks
|
Ref
|
1 |
Abraj Al Bait Towers |
|
601 m (1,972 ft) |
4 |
No |
2012 |
Building[11] |
Hotel |
Saudi Arabia |
Mecca |
Tallest building with clock faces. The clock faces are the faces highest above the ground on any structure |
|
2 |
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building |
|
240 m (790 ft) |
4 |
No |
2000 (building) 2002 (clocks added) |
Building |
Offices |
Japan |
Tokyo |
Clock faces are 15 m (49 ft) |
[12]
|
3 |
Palace of Culture and Science |
|
230.7 m (757 ft) |
4 |
No |
1955 (building) 2000 (clocks added) |
Building |
Offices (original) Multi-use (current) |
Poland |
Warsaw |
Building constructed in 1955. Clock faces added in 2000. Clock faces are 6.3 m (21 ft) |
[13]
|
4 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower |
|
213.4 m (700 ft) |
4 |
No |
1912 |
Building |
Offices (original) Offices/Hotel (current) |
USA |
New York |
Clock faces are 8 m (26 ft) |
[14]
|
5 |
Philadelphia City Hall |
|
167 m (548 ft) |
4 |
No |
1901 |
Tower Building |
Offices |
USA |
Philadelphia |
Clock faces are 7.9 m (26 ft) |
[10]
|
6 |
Mercantile National Bank Building |
|
159.4 m (523 ft) |
4 |
No |
1943 |
Building |
Offices (original) Offices/Residential (current) |
USA |
Dallas |
Building completed in 1942. Addition of clock tower 1943 |
[15][16][17]
|
7 |
Custom House Tower |
|
151 m (495 ft) |
1 |
No |
1916 |
Building |
Offices (original) Hotel (current) |
USA |
Boston |
Clock faces 6.7 m (22 ft) Due to the installation of an undersized motor, the clock failed to work properly through much of the 20th century |
[18]
|
8 |
Wrigley Building |
|
133.5 m (438 ft) |
1 |
No |
1922 |
Building |
Offices |
USA |
Chicago |
The clock faces are 5.97 m (19.6 ft) |
[19]
|
9 |
St. Michael's Church tower |
|
132 m (433 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1911 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Germany |
Hamburg |
Largest clock faces in Germany at 8 m (26 ft) |
[20]
|
9 |
St. Peter's Church tower |
|
132 m (433 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1878 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Germany |
Hamburg |
Previous 127.5 m (418 ft) m tall tower from 1516 to 1842 |
[21]
|
11 |
Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) |
|
123 m (404 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1521 (clocks added in C18) |
Tower Building |
Religious |
Belgium |
Antwerp |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[22][23][24]
|
12 |
Central do Brasil |
|
122 m (400 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1943 |
Building |
Railway Station |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro |
Clock faces are 20 m (66 ft) tall |
[25]
|
13 |
Moscow State University |
|
118 m (387 ft) |
4 |
No |
1953 |
Building |
Education |
Russia |
Moscow |
University has one central tower (no clock face) and four ancillary towers upon which one clock face and a barometer and thermometer are located. The height given is for the ancillary towers. The main building is 239 m (784 ft). Clock faces are 9 m (30 ft) |
[26][27]
|
14 |
Mortegliano bell tower |
|
113.2 m (371 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1959 |
Tower Building |
Religious |
Italy |
Mortegliano |
Tallest bell tower in Italy |
[28][29]
|
15 |
Torrazzo of Cremona |
|
112.5 m (369 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1309 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Italy |
Cremona |
Clock face is 8.2 m (27 ft) |
[30][31]
|
16 |
Hamburg City Hall |
|
112 m (367 ft) |
3 |
No |
1897 |
Building |
Government |
Germany |
Hamburg |
|
[32]
|
17 |
Milwaukee City Hall |
|
107.6 m (353 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1895 |
Building |
Government |
USA |
Milwaukee |
Clock face is 5.5 m (18 ft) |
[33][34]
|
18 |
Copenhagen City Hall |
|
105.6 m (346 ft) |
4 |
No |
1905 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Houses Jens Olsen's World Clock |
[35]
|
19 |
Minneapolis City Hall |
|
105 m (344 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1906 |
Tower-Building |
Clock Tower/Government |
USA |
Minneapolis |
Largest four face chiming clock in the world. Clock faces are 7.2 m (24 ft). |
[36]
|
20 |
Lille City Hall Belfry |
|
104 m (341 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1932 |
Tower Building |
Government |
France |
Lille |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[37]
|
21 |
Old City Hall |
|
103.6 m (340 ft) |
1 |
No |
1899 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower/Government |
Canada |
Toronto |
Clock face is 6 m (20 ft) |
[38]
|
22 |
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower |
|
100 m (330 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1908 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock & bell tower |
United Kingdom |
Birmingham |
Tallest freestanding clock tower in the world. Clock faces are 5.25 m (17.2 ft). |
[9]
|
23 |
Munich Frauenkirche |
|
98.5 m (323 ft) |
3 (each tower) |
Yes |
1488 |
Tower Building (Twin Towers) |
Religious |
Germany |
Munich |
Domes added in 1524 |
[39]
|
24 |
Royal Liver Building |
|
98.2 m (322 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1911 |
Building |
Offices |
United Kingdom |
Liverpool |
Clocks faces on two towers 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter. Building part of the World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City |
[40]
|
25 |
Elizabeth Tower |
|
96 m (315 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1859 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower/Government |
United Kingdom |
London |
Clock faces are 7 m (23 ft). Commonly known as 'Big Ben', although this is the name of the largest chiming bell. Part of the Palace of Westminster UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[41]
|
26 |
Lecco bell tower |
|
96 m (315 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1904 |
Tower Building |
Religious |
Italy |
Lecco |
|
[42]
|
27 |
The Tower of Palazzo Vecchio |
|
95 m (312 ft) |
1 |
No |
14th C |
Tower Building |
Government |
Italy |
Florence |
|
[43]
|
28 |
University of Texas Tower |
|
93.6 m (307 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1937 |
Building |
Education |
USA |
Austin, Texas |
|
[44]
|
29 |
Sather Tower |
|
93.5 m (307 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1914 |
Freestanding Tower |
Bell Tower (original) Clock & Bell Tower (current) |
USA |
Berkeley |
Clock was added in 1926. With the addition of the clock now the second tallest freestanding clock tower in the world |
[45]
|
30 |
Lendinara bell tower |
|
92.5 m (303 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1857 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Italy |
Lendinara |
|
[46]
|
31 |
Peace Tower |
|
92.2 m (302 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1920 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower/Government |
Canada |
Ottawa |
Clock faces are 4.8 m (16 ft). Built to commemorate Canadians who lost their lives in World War I |
[47]
|
32 |
Brisbane City Hall |
|
92 m (302 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1930 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Australia |
Brisbane |
Clock faces are 4.9 m (16 ft) |
[48]
|
32 |
Torre del Popolo |
|
92 m (302 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1838 |
Tower building |
Clock tower |
Italy |
Palazzolo sull'Oglio |
|
[49]
|
34 |
Springfield Campanille |
|
91.44 m (300.0 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1913 |
Freestanding Tower |
Bell Tower (original) Clock & Bell Tower (current) |
USA |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
Currently not open to the public. With the addition of the clock now the third tallest freestanding clock tower in the world |
[50]
|
35 |
Belfry of Ghent |
|
91 m (299 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1543 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower/Belfry |
Belgium |
Ghent |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[51][52][53]
|
36 |
St Lambert's Church, Münster |
|
90.5 m (297 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1890 |
Tower Building |
Religious |
Germany |
Münster |
older clock tower with cupola from 1500 |
|
37 |
Breganze bell tower |
|
90 m (300 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1893 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Italy |
Breganze |
|
[54]
|
38 |
Misr Spinning and Weaving Company Clock Tower |
|
90 m (300 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1947 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock & bell tower |
Egypt |
El Mahalla El Kubra |
4th tallest freestanding clock tower. Clock faces are 5.2 m (17 ft) |
[55]
|
39 |
Emerson Tower |
|
88.1 m (289 ft) |
4 |
No |
1911 |
Building |
Offices |
USA |
Baltimore |
Clock faces are 7.3 m (24 ft). The largest four dial gravity clock in the world |
[56]
|
40 |
Torre del Mangia |
|
87 m (285 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1349 |
Tower building |
Government |
Italy |
Siena |
|
[57]
|
41 |
Belfry of Mons |
|
87 m (285 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1672 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock & Belfry Tower |
Belgium |
Mons |
5th tallest freestanding clock tower. Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[58]
|
42 |
Central Railway Station |
|
85.6 m (281 ft) |
4 |
No |
1921 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
Australia |
Sydney |
Clock faces are 4.77 m (15.6 ft) |
[59]
|
43 |
Rajabai Clock Tower |
|
85.3 m (280 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1878 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock tower |
India |
Mumbai |
6th tallest freestanding clock tower in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage site |
[60]
|
44 |
Allen-Bradley Clock Tower |
|
85.3 m (280 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1963 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower |
USA |
Milwaukee |
Clock faces are 12.25 m (40.2 ft) |
[61]
|
45 |
Manchester Town Hall |
|
85.3 m (280 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1877 |
Tower Building |
Government |
United Kingdom |
Manchester |
Tallest town hall clock tower in UK. The clock faces are 4.8 m (15.7 ft) |
[62][63]
|
46 |
Belfry of Bruges |
|
83 m (272 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1822 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Belgium |
Bruges |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[64]
|
46 |
Castellanza bell tower |
|
83 m (272 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1932 |
Tower building |
Religious |
Italy |
Castellanza |
|
[65][circular reference]
|
48 |
Vancouver Block |
|
80.7 m (265 ft) |
4 |
No |
1912 |
Building |
Commercial |
Canada |
Vancouver |
Clock faces 6.7 m (22 ft). Faces are illuminated at night |
[66][67]
|
49 |
Helsinki Cathedral |
|
80 m (260 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1852 |
Building |
Religious |
Finland |
Helsinki |
Clock added after building completion |
[68]
|
50 |
New Town Hall (Munich) |
|
79.25 m (260.0 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1908 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Germany |
Munich |
Houses the Rathaus Glockenspiel which includes 43 bells and 32 animatronic figures |
[60]
|
51 |
St Pancras railway station |
|
76 m (249 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1868 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
United Kingdom |
London |
|
[69]
|
52 |
Calais Town Hall |
|
75 m (246 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1925 |
Tower Building |
Government |
France |
Calais |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[70]
|
53 |
Arras Town Hall |
|
75 m (246 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1554 |
Tower Building |
Government |
France |
Arras |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site.. Destroyed in WW1 and rebuilt 1924–1932 |
[71]
|
54 |
Siemensstadt |
|
75 m (246 ft) |
4 |
No |
1909 |
Tower Building |
Commercial |
Germany |
Berlin |
Clock faces are 7 m (23 ft) |
[72]
|
55 |
San Francisco Ferry Building |
|
74.7 m (245 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1898 |
Building |
Ferry Terminal |
USA |
San Francisco |
Clock faces are 6.7 m (22 ft) Clock tower houses a private penthouse residence |
[73][74]
|
55 |
Waterbury Union Station |
|
74.7 m (245 ft) |
4 |
No |
1909 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
USA |
Waterbury |
|
[75]
|
57 |
Central Library of Catholic University of Leuven |
|
73.5 m (241 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1928 |
Tower Building |
Education |
Belgium |
Leuven |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Rebuilt after WW2 |
[76]
|
58 |
Salt Lake City and County Building |
|
73 m (240 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1894 |
Tower Building |
Government |
USA |
Salt Lake City |
|
[77][78]
|
59 |
Spasskaya Tower |
|
71 m (233 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1851 |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower |
Russia |
Moscow |
The clock faces are 6.12 m (20.1 ft) |
[79]
|
60 |
Ypres Cloth Hall |
|
70 m (230 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1304 Rebuilt 1933–1967 |
Tower Building |
Commercial (original) |
Belgium |
Ypres |
Belfry originally a watchtower. Clocks added later. Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[80][81]
|
61 |
Charleroi City Hall Belfry |
|
70 m (230 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1936 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Belgium |
Charleroi |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[82]
|
62 |
Leeds Town Hall |
|
69 m (226 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1858 |
Tower Building |
Government |
United Kingdom |
Leeds |
|
[83]
|
63 |
Husainabad Clock Tower |
|
67 m (220 ft) |
4 |
No |
1881 |
Free standing tower |
Clock tower |
India |
Lucknow |
7th tallest freestanding clock tower. The clock faces are 3.95 m (13.0 ft) |
[84]
|
64 |
Gare de Lyon |
|
67 m (220 ft) |
4 |
No |
1902 |
Tower building |
Railway Station |
France |
Paris |
|
[85]
|
65 |
Limoges-Bénédictins railway station |
|
67 m (220 ft) |
4 |
No |
1929 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
France |
Limoges |
Clock face is 4 m (13 ft) |
[86][87]
|
66 |
Oslo City Hall |
|
63 m (207 ft)[citation needed] |
1 |
Yes |
1950 |
Building |
Government |
Norway |
Oslo |
Tower with clock on it is known as Oslo Rådhus 2. Clock face is 8.6 m (28 ft). Building hosts the Nobel Peace Prize each year |
[88]
|
67 |
Palace of the Province |
|
62.5 m (205 ft) |
4 |
No |
1935 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Italy |
Bari |
|
[89]
|
68 |
Messina astronomical clock |
|
61 m (200 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1933 (clock) 1929 (tower)[90] |
Tower Building |
Clock Tower |
Italy |
Messina |
The clock faces are 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
[91][92]
|
69 |
Bolton Town Hall |
|
60.35 m (198.0 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1873 |
Tower Building |
Government |
United Kingdom |
Bolton |
The clock faces are 3.65 m (12.0 ft) |
[93]
|
70 |
Belfry of Thuin |
|
60 m (200 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1641 |
Freestanding Tower |
Belfry |
Belgium |
Thuin |
8th tallest freestanding clock tower. Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[94]
|
71 |
Shell Mex House |
|
58 m (190 ft) |
1 |
No |
1930 |
Building |
Offices |
United Kingdom |
London |
Largest clock face in UK at 7.62 m (25.0 ft) |
|
72 |
Parkinson Building |
|
57 m (187 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1951 |
Tower Building |
Education |
United Kingdom |
Leeds |
|
[95]
|
73 |
Indianapolis Union Station |
|
56.4 m (185 ft) |
4 |
No |
1888 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
USA |
Indianapolis |
|
[96]
|
74 |
Old Arts Building Clock Tower |
|
54 m (177 ft) |
1 |
No |
1926 |
Tower Building |
Education |
New Zealand |
Auckland |
|
[97]
|
75 |
McGraw Tower |
|
52.7 m (173 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1891 |
Building |
Education |
USA |
Ithaca |
Originally constructed as a library. Now houses a museum and the Cornell Chimes |
[98]
|
76 |
University of Santo Tomas Main Building |
|
51.5 m (169 ft) |
4 |
No |
1927 |
Tower Building |
Education |
Philippines |
Manila |
|
[99]
|
77
|
UC Riverside Bell Tower
|
|
49.1 m (161 ft)
|
4
|
Yes
|
1966
|
Freestanding Tower
|
Education
|
USA
|
Riverside
|
1 of 40 Grand Carillons in the United States. 9th tallest freestanding clock tower
|
[100][101]
|
78 |
Purdue Bell Tower |
|
48.8 m (160 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1995 |
Freestanding Tower |
Education |
USA |
West Lafayette, Indiana |
10th tallest freestanding clock tower |
[102]
|
79 |
Helsinki Central Station |
|
48.5 m (159 ft) |
4 |
No |
1914 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
Finland |
Helsinki |
|
[103][104]
|
80 |
Montreal Clock Tower |
|
45 m (148 ft) |
4 |
No |
1922 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock Tower |
Canada |
Montreal |
11th tallest freestanding clock tower. Clock faces are 3.6 m (12 ft) |
[105]
|
81 |
Portland Union Station |
|
45 m (148 ft) |
4 |
No |
1896 |
Tower Building |
Railway Station |
USA |
Portland |
|
[106]
|
82 |
Aalst Belfry |
|
47 m (154 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1460 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Belgium |
Aalst |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[107]
|
83 |
Clock Tower, Hong Kong |
|
44 m (144 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1915 |
Freestanding Tower |
Railway Station (former) |
China |
Hong Kong |
12th tallest freestanding clock tower. Clock tower formerly part of railway terminus now a freestanding tower |
[108][109]
|
84 |
Albert Memorial Clock Tower |
|
43 m (141 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1869 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock Tower |
United Kingdom |
Belfast |
Height disputed in sources between 43 m (141 ft) and 34.5 m (113 ft)[110] If the greater height 13th tallest freestanding clock tower |
[111]
|
85 |
Chennai Central railway station |
|
41.5 m (136 ft) |
1 |
No |
18?? |
Tower Building |
Railway station |
India |
Chennai |
|
[112]
|
86 |
Sultan Abdul Samad Building |
|
41 m (135 ft) |
1 |
No |
1897 |
Tower Building |
Offices |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
|
[113]
|
87 |
Guildhall, Kingston upon Hull |
|
41 m (135 ft) |
1 |
Yes |
1914 |
Tower Building |
Government |
United Kingdom |
Hull |
|
|
88 |
City Hall and Belfry |
|
40.3 m (132 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1377 |
Tower Building |
Government |
Belgium |
Dendermonde |
Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[114]
|
89 |
Belfry of Saint Éloi |
|
40 m (130 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
C15 |
Freestanding Tower |
Belfry |
France |
Dunkirk |
Originally the western tower of the Church Saint Éloi separated by a street in 18th century. 14th tallest freestanding clock tower. Part of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
[115][116]
|
90 |
Ripon Building |
|
40 m (130 ft) |
1 |
No |
1913 |
Tower Building |
Government |
India |
Chennai |
|
[117]
|
91 |
Mint Tower |
|
40 m (130 ft) |
4 |
Yes |
1487 |
Freestanding Tower |
Clock & Bell Tower |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
15th tallest freestanding clock tower. Formerly part of the medieval city walls |
[118]
|
92 |
Metz-Ville station |
|
40 m (130 ft) |
4 |
No |
1908 |
Tower Building |
Railway station |
France |
Metz |
|
[119]
|
93 |
Stephen's Tower |
|
40 m (130 ft) |
4 |
No |
1899 |
Tower |
Clock Tower |
Romania |
Baia Mare |
|
[120]
|