342:, and was planned to be constructed under architect Nicolás Virgilio Bardellini Seminario. with decoration done by Emilio Soro. The project was formally approved on July 26, but Bardellini died on August 9, upon which it was decided that the hiers to his business would fulfill the project. Construction began on September 22, 1921 and the building was inaugurated on April 25, 1923. This tower was 23.5 meters tall. The structure was eventually disbanded because there had been an error in the calculations and the building would not be structurally sound for a very long time.
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The current clock tower was built from August 1, 1930 and inaugurated on May 24, 1931. In 1930, plans were finalized for construction of the building now known as "Torre
Morisca" by engineer Francisco Ramón and the architect J. Pérez Nin y Landín. Later, in 1937, architect Juan Orús Madinyá modified
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February 25, 1817, the Casa del Cabildo was inaugurated, where the current municipal building is located. It was made from wood and was attached to the old food market, with which it shared the block. The organization bought the clock from Espantoso for 300 pesos and installed it on the roof of
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The food market was closed in 1923, and a special tower was built in its place, where the clock remained until 1925. It was moved due to concerns of a lack of security in the construction of the building, with concerns that the building would not be able to support its weight in the long-term. In
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In 1909, the building was extended by two floors to make the clock more visible from further distances, also creating better acoustics for allowing the chime to be heard better throughout the city. In 1920, it was decided that the clock should be moved. The following year, the council decided to
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both the interior and exterior with additional ornamentation, which remains today and is an iconic part of the building. The tower was constructed using reinforced concrete and is a four-storied building on an octagonal base of 28 m². It is topped by a
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Following its transfer to the new building, the old clock did not work properly due to mistakes made during disassembly and reassembly, or because it had suffered damage during its transfer. A shotage of funds led to a lack of work to repair it.
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In 1837, magistrate Juan de Avilés requested that a new clock be purchased, since the old one was considered out of commission. The funds were initially considered too expensive for purchase, but eventually businessman
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Salvador Sánchez Pareja in 1783. In 1800, Santiago Espantoso bought the Jesuit's building, including its clock and bell. The clock was in continuous operation until 1829.
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1930, Miguel Ángel Garbo, the then-president of the
Municipal Council, ordered construction of the Moorish Tower, which began construction in 1930. It was inaugurated on May 24, 1931, at its curent location.
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from March 27th, 1767, which ordered it to depart from the
Americas. This was the location of the first clock tower, which had been constructed the mid-18th century by the members of the order.
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loaned the money necessary to purchase a clock from
England. On September 9, 1842, it was announced that the clock had arrived in Ecuador, and Octobober of that year saw its inauguration.
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create a standalone site for it on Malecón street. On June 6, 1921, the city government contracted the construction of an iron tower covered in cement in front of Díez de Agosto Avenue.
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above the Casa del
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16:Clock tower in Guayaquil, Ecuador
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