Cunningham Clock Tower
| کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر | |
 A view of the Cunningham Clock Tower | |
  Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 34°00′35″N 71°34′33″E / 34.009846°N 71.575784°E |
|---|---|
| Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Type | Clock tower |
| Completion date | 1900 |
The Cunningham Clock Tower (Urdu: کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر) in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was built in 1900,[1] "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen Empress". The tower was named after Sir George Cunningham,[2] former British governor and political agent in the province.
Design and Opening[]
Designed by James Strachan, the Municipal Engineer of Peshawar, the foundation stone was laid by the George Cunningham, Governor of the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in 1898. It was opened to the public in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. the building was damaged in the 1965 indo-pak war when an Indian plane mistook it for the airstrip of Peshawar airport. It was then rebuilt.
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”).
Gallery[]
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.
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