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The clock tower at Meerut, India, also known as the Meerut Ghantaghar and Subhash Chandra Dwar, is a clock tower completed in 1914. It serves as a gateway between the market and Meerut City railway station.[1][2]
Origin
The clock tower at Meerut was built on what was a gate named Kamboh Darwaza.[3]Template:Efn The conversion was intended to serve as a memorial to King Edward.[4] The foundation stone was laid by district magistrate and collector of Meerut, James Rae Pearson Esquire on 17 March 1913.[1] The clock was previously at the Allahabad High Court after being imported from Germany.[3] It was installed in the tower at Meerut in 1914.[1]
Design and structure
The clock tower is built in brick masonry.[1]
Location
It serves as a gateway between the Valley market and Meerut City railway station.[1] Nearby is the town hall.[1] Two other clock towers in Meerut are located at Budhana Gate, and at St. John's Church.[1]
Society and culture
In the 1930s, the tower served as the location for a meeting held by Subash Chandra Bose.[1] It was subsequently renamed Subhash Chandra Dwar.[3]
In 1990, the brass parts of the clock were stolen.[1]
A replica of the structure constructed in Mumbai, featured in Sharukh Khan's 2018 film Zero.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Clock towers of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Blue Rose Publishers(2021). ISBN 978-9-35427-256-1
- ↑ Meerut's landmark towers have clocks that don't tick. The Times of India(31 December 2014). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ghantaghar in Meerut. www.meerutonline.in. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Meerut]. Civil & Military Gazette(23 March 1913).
- ↑ Aanand L Rai recreated Meerut's Ghanta Ghar in Film city for 'Zero'. The Times of India(21 December 2018). Retrieved 22 April 2023.