The clock tower at Meerut, India, also known as the Meerut Ghantaghar and Subhash Chandra Dwar, is a clock tower completed in 1914. It serves as a gateway between the market and Meerut City railway station.[1][2]
| Clock Tower, Meerut | |
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| Alternative names | Meerut Ghantaghar, Subhash Chandra Dwar |
| General information | |
| Type | Clock tower |
| Town or city | Meerut |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 28°58′44″N 77°41′55″E / 28.97883°N 77.69852°E |
| Construction started | 1913 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Known for | Landmark of Meerut |
Origin edit
The clock tower at Meerut was built on what was a gate named Kamboh Darwaza.[3][a] The conversion was intended to serve as a memorial to King Edward.[5] The foundation stone was laid by district magistrate and collector of Meerut, James Rae Pearson Esquire on 17 March 1913.[1] The clock was previously at the Allahabad High Court after being imported from Germany.[3] It was installed in the tower at Meerut in 1914.[1]
Design and structure edit
The clock tower is built in brick masonry.[1]
Location edit
It serves as a gateway between the Valley market and Meerut City railway station.[1] Nearby is the town hall.[1] Two other clock towers in Meerut are located at Budhana Gate, and at St. John's Church.[1]
Society and culture edit
In the 1930s, the tower served as the location for a meeting held by Subash Chandra Bose.[1] It was subsequently renamed Subhash Chandra Dwar.[3]
In 1990, the brass parts of the clock were stolen.[1]
A replica of the structure constructed in Mumbai, featured in Sharukh Khan's 2018 film Zero.[6]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Singh, Dr Yatindra Pal (2021). "39. Meerut". Clock towers of India. Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-9-35427-256-1.
- ^ Bhatia, Ishita (31 December 2014). "Meerut's landmark towers have clocks that don't tick". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ghantaghar in Meerut". www.meerutonline.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (1876). Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: Meerut division. v.2:pt.1. Saháranpur District. v.2:pt.2. Aligarh District. v.3:pt.1. Bulandshahr District. v.3:pt.2. Meerut (Mirath) District. v.3:pt.3. Muzaffarnagar District. Printed at the North-western Provinces' Government Press. p. 405.
- ^ "Meerut". Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore. 23 March 1913. p. 8.
- ^ "Aanand L Rai recreated Meerut's Ghanta Ghar in Film city for 'Zero'". The Times of India. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.