Clock tower at Cape Town Waterfront, now and then.
This clock tower was the original Port Captain’s office at the Cape Town harbor, built in 1882. The clock itself was imported from Edinburgh and placed in a gothic style tower. An amazing fact is the red color of the tower is exactly the same red used in the original tower, having been matched from scrapings of the original paint.
Another interesting fact is that the tower leans about 1/2 cm, but work has been completed to prevent it from leaning further.
For more interesting facts about this tower, go to this page.
This is the clocktower today.
This is the original clock tower circa 1883.
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Piers van der Merwe
Born in Zimbabwe, educated in Cape Town (UCT), now living in Knoxville, USA. I travel a lot for work, to a wide variety of venues that affords me the opportunity for taking interesting and varied photos. Hobbies, other than photography, include cycling and reading.
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