Old Town Clock Tower - 2
by Hany J
Title
Old Town Clock Tower - 2
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The Town Clock (sometimes called the Old Town Clock or the Citadel Clock Tower) is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the historic urban core of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is classified as a Federal Heritage Building. It is a three-tiered (three storey) irregular octagon tower built atop a one storey white clapboard building erected on the east slope of Citadel Hill. The clock face is 4-sided and it displays Roman numerals. As with most clocks the number "4" is shown as a "IIII" (for aesthetic symmetry) and not as a "IV". The Town Clock began keeping time for the garrison on October 20, 1803.
The tower housing the Town Clock has been used in the past as a guard room and as a residence for the clock caretaker. Restoration work on the Town Clock has taken place at various times during the 20th century, with the property passing into the care of Parks Canada, which has responsibility for the Citadel Hill National Historic Site. The caretaker position ceased in 1965 with its maintenance now being performed by Citadel Hill employees who wind the clock mechanism twice weekly.
A major restoration project in 1960 saw the exterior façade of the Town Clock building returned to its original Georgian appearance and roof replaced due to water damage. Another restoration was carried out in 2005 to restore the clock's faces. A new copper roofing and restored clock face/hands were also done in 2018.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2019 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2019 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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November 1st, 2019
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