THIS IS AMAZING!!
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Time stands still on Parliament Hill
Last Updated Wed, 24 May 2006 20:24:36 EDT
CBC News
Canada's most famous clock stopped early Wednesday morning, the first time since it was installed on the 92-metre tall Peace Tower 25 years ago.
The clock on the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa is seen frozen at 7:28 a.m. on Wednesday, the first time it stopped in 28 years. (Fred Chartrand/ Canadian Press)
The hands of the four clocks that adorn each side of the Peace Tower ground to a halt at 7:28 a.m. after a small electrical relay malfunctioned.
The carillon of 53 bells timed to chime every quarter-hour are controlled by a mechanism connected to the now kaput clock.
Dozens of tourists crowded around the Centennial Flame snapping photos of Parliament Hill were quick to notice the incorrect time on the clock, and the sound of silence.
"I was disappointed not to hear the bells. I have never been here before and, yes, it was a highlight for me," said one tourist.
Government officials said the clock is only in need of a simple repair, but it may be days before it can be fixed.
The American company that built the clock, the Verdin Company in Ohio, is sending a technician from a subsidiary in southern Ontario.
Government officials estimate it could take up to 72 hours for the repair work to begin.
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