Tag:tower:type=clock

Clock tower. Clock towers are a specific type of structure. They are usually built as very high towers, located on places that are visible from its surroundings, usually in central parts of town and squares, and are capable to house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls, most often four. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another building.

How to map

Set a node or draw as an area along the outline and tag it with

• man_made=tower
• tower:type=clock
• name=*

Tag to use in combination

• building=tower - if tower is a building
• historic=yes - the tower is of historic value
• heritage=* - the tower is protected by a heritage organization
• height=12 - it is 12 meters high

State

You can use the tag building:condition=State to indicated the state of medieval towers.

And/or, if applicable, you can use the tag ruins=yes.

Rendering suggestions

• suggested by User:Santasa

Examples of freestanding clock towers

tower:type=clock

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Examples of clock towers adjoined to another building or located on top of it

tower:type=clock

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Examples of ancient clock towers

tower:type=clock + historic:civilization=* + building:condition=*

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Examples of medieval clock towers

tower:type=clock + historic=tower.+ historic:civilization=* + building:condition=*

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Examples of modern clock towers

tower:type=clock

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Examples of Ottoman clock towers

tower:type=clock + historic:period=ottoman + building:architecture=ottoman + building:condition=*

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Examples of European

tower:type=clock + historic:period=* + building:architecture=*

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Examples in Asia

tower:type=clock + historic:period=* + building:architecture=*

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Similar tags

• man_made=tower + tower:type=observation
• man_made=tower + tower:type=watchtower
• historic=city_gate
• defensive_works=*