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The around 130 foot (40 meter) diameter Saudi clock dials are also bigger than the current world champion at the Cevahir Mall clock in Istanbul, which has a 36 meter face set in the transparent roof of the shopping complex.

The over $100 million restoration project is not expected to be complete before memorial services are held for Queen Elizabeth II. The clock will dwarf London’s Big Ben, once the largest four-faced clock in the world, with dials more than five times greater in area. Each of the four clock faces has a diameter of over 7 meters. In the coming months, the bells – including Big Ben itself – will be connected to the clock mechanism and will ring out permanently,' Lorcan O'Donoghue, a U.K. The clock tower holds the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. 'The conservation project remains on schedule. RECORD WINDS TOPPLE TRUCK, KNOCKDOWN CHURCH SPIREĬrews recently connected the tower's final dial to the giant clock mechanism, and all four sides are now believed to be functioning properly. Pollution is also blamed for even eroding away intricate carvings by one of the tower's original architects.ĭuring the multi-year project, officials estimate more than 700 pieces of stone were replaced in the London landmark. In addition to Mother Nature, pollution is also said to have taken a bite out of the tower's luster over the decades.Ī parliament spokesperson created air pollution for eating away at the tower's original limestone, which caused the need for hundreds of pieces of replacement stone. Experts say the replacement of more than 400 cast iron roof tiles, as well as other masonry work in the 315-foot structure, should help prevent future water intrusion.

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