Reloj de flores, Floral clock in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The Reloj de Flores stands at the entrance to La Aurora International Airport, where Boulevard Liberación meets 6th Avenue in Zone 9 of Guatemala City. Its circular face is planted with flowers of different colours, and three hands for hours, minutes and seconds move above them. A fountain borders the green space, and the clock is visible to travellers in planes landing at the airport.
The clock mechanism was manufactured by French company Lamy & Lacroix in the 1800s and became operational in 1965 under Mayor Francisco Montenegro Sierra. This made it one of the city's pioneering public art installations.
Local newspapers described the clock at its 1965 inauguration as "a garden that tells the time" and "a masterpiece of modern watchmaking". Its French Lamy & Lacroix mechanism dates from the 19th century, and the Municipality of Guatemala maintains it. Near the clock stand remains of the aerial aqueduct built during Spanish rule to carry water across the city.
The clock stands at the junction where Boulevard Liberación meets 6th Avenue in Zone 9, at the entrance to La Aurora International Airport. It can be seen on foot or from a car, and is also visible to passengers in planes landing at the airport. Nearby are the remains of the colonial-era aerial aqueduct that once crossed the city.
The clock is visible from the air: passengers landing at La Aurora International Airport can see the floral face from their windows. Near the clock stand the remains of the elevated aqueduct built during Spanish rule, which once carried water across Guatemala City to its inhabitants.
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