Tag:tower:type=clock

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Description
Clock tower in  Baščaršija,  Sarajevo Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
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may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: de facto

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

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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.

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Examples of freestanding clock towers

tower:type=clock

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

tower:type=clock

Examples of ancient clock towers

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

Examples of medieval clock towers

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

Examples of modern clock towers

tower:type=clock

Examples of Ottoman clock towers

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

Examples of European

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

Examples in Asia

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

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