Clock Tower
(Ghanta Ghar)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
( Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture Completion date 14th November 1903 The Faisalabad Clock Tower is a clock tower in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan , and is one of the oldest monuments still
standing in its original state
from the period of the British Raj )
     It was built by the British, when they ruled much
of the South Asia during the nineteenth century. The foundation of majestic
Clock Tower was laid on 14th
November 1903 by the British
leutenant governer of Punjab
Sir Charles Riwaz and the
biggest local landlord belonging to the Mian Family of Abdullahpur. The fund was collected at a rate of
Rs. 18 per square of land. The fund thus raised was handed over to the
Municipal Committee which undertook to complete the project. The locals refer to it as Ghanta
Ghar in Urdu which translates into Hour House in English. It is located in the older part of the
city. The clock is placed at the center of the eight markets that from a bird's-eye view
look like the Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom . This special layout still exists today
and can be viewed using the latest software from Google Maps.
During festivals of Eid and Independence Day the mayor (nazim) of Faisalabad delivers
a speech at this site and hangs
the flag at full mast.