Safat Clocktower
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safat-clocktower-286-6425590
title:
Safat Clocktower
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Safat Clocktower, so called from the plaza it overlooks from the east, and colloquially nicknamed Big Ben of Saudi Arabia, is a freestanding historic clocktower in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of the al-Hukm Palace compound in the Qasr al-Hukm District, nearby Souq al-Thumairi. Built in 1966 using German technology, it once served as a popular cultural landmark in the city until the 1970s. It was renovated in the second phase of the Qasr Al-Hukm District Develo
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description:
Historic clocktower in ad-Dirah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safat_Clocktower
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date modified:
2024-03-29T22:06:46Z
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