Montreal Clock Tower

The Tour de l' Horloge is a clock tower in Montreal. It is located on the Quai de l' Horloge in the Old Port, on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. It was built in the years 1921-1922, and since 1996 he is a listed building.

As part of the expansion of port facilities adopted the Montreal Port Authority, on the Victoria Mole ( now called the Quai de l' Horloge ) to build a grain elevator and storage shed. They also decided to build a tower to commemorate the dead sailors in the Merchant Marine during World War II. In the late 1970s, the buildings were torn down on the pier. Back only remained the clock tower, which was restored in 1984 and has since been open to the public.

The tower with a square base is 45 meters high and can be climbed via a staircase with 192 steps. The movement comes from the factory Gillett & Johnston in Croydon (London) and is similar to that of Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster. It was originally planned to connect the movement with five bells, and so to make the tower a Carillon.