Astronomical Clock Tower
by Tony Murtagh
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Astronomical Clock Tower
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Tony Murtagh
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Photograph
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The Clock Tower from the Inner Courtyard at Hampton Court Palace, London. The astronomical clock was installed in 1540 and is still working. The Clock Tower from the Inner Courtyard at Hampton Court Palace, London, The astronomical clock was installed in 1540 and is still working. Hampton Court is a royal palace on the River Thames. Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the King seized the palace for himself and later enlarged it. Along with St James's Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII.
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May 25th, 2017
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