Cunningham Clock Tower
British-era tower in Peshawar, Pakistan
34°00′35″N 71°34′33″E / 34.009846°N 71.575784°E / 34.009846; 71.575784The Cunningham Clock Tower (Urdu: کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر) in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was built in 1900,[1] "in commemoration of the Her Majesty the Queen Empress Victoria". The tower was named after P. D. Cunningham, Commissioner of Peshawar in 1897, not to be confused with Sir George Cunningham,[2] former British 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”).
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References
- ^ Nadiem, Ihsan H. (2007). Peshawar: heritage, history, monuments. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 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".
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- Cunningham Clock Tower
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- Clock Tower, Gujranwala
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- Clock Tower, Sialkot
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