Silver Jubilee Clock Tower

Mysuru (Mysore)


Facing the north gate of Mysuru Palace, this striking clock tower dates from 1927. Constructed in Indo-Saracenic style, it's 24m tall and its clock face has numerals in Kannada (the local language).


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