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Elephant Clock

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock

Built over five months to exacting diagrams in an original 13th century manuscript, the elaborate elephant-shaped water clock at the Ibn Battuta mall in Dubai is a tribute to 800 year old... »

Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata | Edited by Annetta

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