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http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/collections-stories/art-and-design/millennium-clock-tower/The millennium clock tower echoes the form of a medieval cathedral, standing just over ten meters high. It marks the passing of time but is also a summary of the best and worst of the twentieth century. The intricately animated construction comprises four sections: The Crypt, The Nave, The Belfry and The Spire. Each has its own stories to tell and secrets to reveal.
Millennium clock tower fact fileDate: 1999
Made in: Scotland
Created by: Millennium Clock Makers Trust
Made by: Five master makers contributed their skills to making the clock: Tim Stead (furniture maker), Eduard Besudsky (kinetic sculpture) Annica Sandström (glass artist), Jürgen Tübbecke (clockmaker) and Maggy Lenert (illustrator).
Made from: Wood, glass and metal
Museum reference: K.2003.848
On display: Discoveries gallery, Level 1, National Museum of Scotland
Did you know? The music played by the clock is the 3rd Movement of Concerto in A minor, Allegro BWV 593, by Johann Sebastian Bach.
