Safat Clocktower (), so called from the plaza it overlooks from the east, and colloquially nicknamed Big Ben of Saudi Arabia (), is a freestanding historic
clocktower in the
ad-Dirah neighborhood of
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, located east of the
al-Hukm Palace compound in the
Qasr al-Hukm District, nearby Souq al-Thumairi. Built in 1966 using German technology, it once served as a popular cultural landmark in the city until the 1970s. It was renovated in the second phase of the Qasr Al-Hukm District Development Project between 1988 and 1992.
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Clock towers in Saudi Arabia
Buildings and structures completed in 1966
1966 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Buildings and structures in Riyadh