Week 3: Dubai Clock Tower

Brief History

Deira Clock Tower stands at the gateway of Maktoum Bridge, first permanent structure to straddle Dubai Creek, providing a vital link between Bur Dubai and Deira.

One of Dubai’s oldest landmarks, the Clock Tower was reconstructed in 1989. The steel reinforcements used to build the tower had corroded as concrete had not been used in the original construction. Unbelievably, the clock faces have only been replaced once in its significant history, in November 2008.

All four clock faces were replaced with Omega models, incorporating GPS devices for accuracy. This also removes the need to manually change the hands on the clock.

Source: www.dubaiexpatblog.com

Dubai Clock Tower 30 Sep 2011

this is the Clock Tower

nung bagong salta ako sa Dubai (2005),

akala ko isa itong mataas na building.

maling akala. structure pala ito sa isang roundabout. :-)

nadatnan ko pa ang mga lumang relo dito.

nov 2008 ng pinalitan ito ng Omega.

i have always been fascinated sa mga daan, building

at ilaw ng Dubai...more to come sa mga susunod na weeks.