New Delhi: With the advent of technology in India, many things have become quite handy. Now one doesn't need to carry a calendar to check out on the date, or a notebook to jot down important details.The smartphone does it all for almost everythng.But this technological revolution in India came just few years ago. Before that life was enitrely diffent.
The things which are so handy nowadays were not that easy to avail. Prior to mid-20th century, most people did not even have personal watches.
That was the time for clock towers which were mostly placed near town centers and were often the tallest structures there.
Many clock towers across the world were used as a landmark to represent the entire city like the Big Ben of London.
Likewise India too features some amazing clock towers which have been quite iconic.
While some have the similar architectural design to those built in during British reign, some represent the colonial trends of that period.
Here we present you a list of 5 famous clock towers of the country:
