This clock tower is officially called the Bomanjee Hormusjee Wadia Clock Tower, and is named in honour of Bomanjee Hormusjee Wadia, a philanthropist and scion of the Parsi Wadi family. The Wadi family are a Zoroastrian family which also explains the Persian architecture of the building with anatomically correct sphinxes with four legs instead of the usual six. Not sure if the clock works though as it seems to be stuck on ten to six.An unusual and interesting clock tower.

The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower located where the bustling Bazaar Gate Road meets Perin Nariman Street in Fort, Mumbai. The clock tower was erected in 1882. It was a commemorative fountain erected in honour of Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia who died on 3rd July 1862 and who had contributed largely in the service of the city.It is a Grade IIIA Heritage structure.The fire temple stands a clock tower featuring 2 lamassus on four sides of the structure.The architecture has influence of Assyrian or Persepolis style as seen in winged bull reliefs on all facades and acanthus leaf cornice; built in Malad and Kurla stone.

A wonderful work of art taking you back in time to the 19th century. Built in memory of Bomonjee Hormarjee Wadia in 1880, almost 140 years ago!!!! Must have been of great help to the Babus and Gora Sahibs trying to reach office on time & to the traders and workers passing through. A classic example of fusion of Persian and European architectures. Must have been a very prominent landmark of the times, standing proudly bang in the middle of the busy Bazargate street (now Perin Nariman Street), with clocks on all its four sides that are functioning well even today. Today it is located between Union Bank of India on one side & Punjab National Bank on the other. Restoration work was recently carried out and the area has been rightly protected by fencing it on all sides.

Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower is a heritage structure in Fort, Mumbai, India, that was erected in 1882 using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadi, a Parsi philanthropist who had contributed to the cause of education in the city.He was a member of the Bombay Native Education Society and on the board of Elphinstone Institution (now Elphinstone College).He died on 3 July, 1862.The building had a functional drinking fountain, and the facade has many elements of Persian architecture, like lamassus at every entrance, and ornate acanthus leaf cornices.[4][5] The structure was in extremely poor condition and was repeatedly vandalised (the glass and hands from clock face were often stolen), but it was restored by a team led by conservation architect Vikas Dilawari, with funding from the Kala Ghoda Association, in 2017. The restoration project on the tower won the Honourable Mention under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Entrance is of course impossible but the place surrounding this really transports you to another time.Something really noteworthy on the structure though, are the cuneiform inscriptions on all sides. No one really knows what they mean and its sort of hilarious to think that the people making them also had no clue what they were writing.

Two iconic structure together, one side is the Parsi fire temple & Bazar Gate clock tower.

Beautiful clock tower located just near the Parsi fire temple. This place always overcrowded.

Wonderful work of art hindden in the bylanes

An afternoon well spent eating street food and soaking in the old Bombay feel.

This is located near the Parsee Fire Temple, in a crowded locality of Mumbai, Fort area. Its just off the junction of four roads.The road along its both sides are narrow and witness heavy traffic.This is recently renovated.This clock tower showcases Indo-Persian architecture. The four pairs of four legged sphinxes are in extremely good shape. The structure is surrounded by parked vehicles, though entry into the tower is not permitted.

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Just a clock

Wadia memorial built in 1882, in the memory of Bomanjee Hormusjre Wadi, a parsi Merchant, who was well know for philanthropy.

Let govt official prog are held herr

A beautiful place and an 135 year old engineering masterpiece of working clock on all the four sides of the tower.

Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower, located at the junction of Bazaar Gate Street and Perin Nariman Street, Fort Mumbai was erected in 1882. It was a commemorative fountain erected in honour of Bomanjee Homarjee Wadia who died on 3rd July 1862 and who had contributed largely in the service of the city.  It was renovated by the Kala Ghoda Association inaugurated by Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai on 5th January, 2017

Beaitifully restored. A part of Bombays history.

Its parsian community temple. In Fort area

One of Bombays historical landmark.

Nice market area

About a century old structure.

Lacking cleanliness

Indian time clock class

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Historical view

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