Stanford Clock Tower, Clock tower at Stanford University, United States
The Stanford Clock Tower stands near Memorial Church, featuring a colonnaded pergola and precise mechanical timekeeping mechanisms from the Seth Thomas Clock Company.
The clock mechanism, built in 1901, resided in Stanford Memorial Church until the 1906 earthquake, after which it moved to temporary structures before finding its current home.
Students and faculty members gather near the tower during campus ceremonies, making it a central location for university community traditions.
The clock requires manual winding twice weekly, with student volunteers maintaining the three weights that control its timekeeping and chiming functions.
Engineering students installed a temperature-compensating pendulum in 1997 to enhance the accuracy of the clock's timekeeping capabilities.
Location: California
GPS coordinates: 37.42590,-122.16900
Latest update: March 6, 2025 11:37
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