Cairo Citadel Clock

The Cairo Citadel Clock is a 19th century French clock tower situated at the Cairo Citadel, and Egypt's first public ticking clock. For many decades, the clock was famous for not working. Various attempts were made to fix the clock in the 20th century; a repair was ordered by King Farouk in 1943 and in 1984 under President Hosni Mubarak, but both times the clock stopped working a few days later. In November and December 2020, French horologist Francois Simon-Fustier travelled to Cairo to examine the clock, and sent a report to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The reparation of the clock was carried out by an Egyptian expert from Luxor. On 16 September 2021, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the completion of the restoration and restarting of the clock:...the clock has been repaired by Egyptian craftsmen after years of nonoperation. The trials of the clock’s automatic winding [mechanism] have begun in order to ensure its continuous, uninterrupted operation. The restoration of the clock tower has been completed, and the colors have been enhanced to give it back its original luster. Maintenance and reinstallation of the stained glass panels and the rims of the circular iron columns located on the upper part of the column were also completed. According to Osama Talaat, the clock had needed to be wound twice a day, but following the resto

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