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Time Ball Tower

MuseumCape Town, Western CapeHours

Historic tower built in 1894 for marine chronometer verification

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Time Ball Tower is a monument in Cape Town. Built in 1894, this tower in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront originally housed a time-signalling device used by navigators to verify their marine chronometers. We were restored in November 1997.

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3.5· 4 reviews
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Joana Machoco
7 months ago
Angela Grace
a year ago

The time ball is no longer on the tower.

Gopolang Modika
a year ago
Alex MacCaw
4 years ago

One of my favorite time balls.

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