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| locmapin = India Mumbai#India<br />
| location = Perin Nariman Street<br />
| area = [[Fort, Mumbai]]<br />
| built = 1882<br />
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| architecture = [[Iranian architecture|Persian archtiecture]]<br />
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'''Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower''' is a [[Heritage structures in Mumbai|heritage structure]] in [[Fort, Mumbai]], India, that was erected in 1882 using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadi, a [[Parsi]] philanthropist who had contributed to the cause of education in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/wadia-clock-tower-to-be-restored/story-VNU3Xqs4Hpiqa6aIVqMS4L.html|title=Wadia Clock Tower to be restored|date=March 15, 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He was a member of the Bombay Native Education Society and on the board of Elphinstone Institution (now [[Elphinstone College]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6oNt3M_yLgC&pg=PA134|title=The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City|first=Jesse S.|last=Palsetia|date=January 1, 2001|publisher=BRILL|isbn=9004121145|via=Google Books}}</ref> He died on 3 July, 1862.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/how-safe-is-mumbais-heritage-from-wrecking/16907153|title=How safe is Mumbai's heritage from wrecking?|date=January 29, 2016|website=mid-day}}</ref><br />
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The building had a functional [[drinking fountain]], and the facade has many elements of [[Iranian architecture|Persian architecture]], like [[lamassus]] at every entrance, and ornate [[acanthus leaf]] [[cornice]]s.<ref>http://www.vikasdilawari.in/project.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/breathing-life-back-into-mumbai-s-fountains-1563519957174.html|title=Breathing life back into Mumbai's fountains|first=Benita|last=Fernando|date=July 19, 2019|website=Livemint}}</ref> The structure was in extremely poor condition and was repeatedly vandalised (the glass and hands from clock face were often stolen), but it was restored by a team led by conservation architect [[Vikas Dilawari]], with funding from the Kala Ghoda Association, in 2017.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/two-south-mumbai-heritage-structures-in-shambles-brought-back-to-life-4460980/|title=Two South Mumbai heritage structures in shambles brought back to life|date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The restoration project on the tower won the Honourable Mention under the [[UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/painstaking-work-restored-mumbais-structures-to-former-glory-4920108/|title=Painstaking work restores Mumbai's structures to former glory|date=November 3, 2017}}</ref> <br />
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[[Category:UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards winners]]<br />
[[Category:1882 sculptures]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1882]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Drinking fountains]]<br />
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