Object description

The Montreal Clock Tower, also known as the Sailor's Memorial Clock and Tour de l’Horlodge in French, is located in the borough of Ville-Marie and is situated in the Old Port of Montreal. The construction of the tower began in 1919, and was finished in 1922. The Clock Tower is 45 m tall with 192 steps from the bottom to the top of the tower. It has three observation stops along the staircase and is the outside walls of the Clock Tower are white in colour. The structure consists of the principal tower, as well as a smaller tower that is 12 m and architecturally similar to the main tower. The two towers are connected by a white 13 m curtain wall. The tower consists of four translucent clock faces. These are each 3.7 m in diameter and were designed by the English engineering firm, Gillett & Johnston.