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The doorman still ushers guests into the grand, three-story lobby, where the famous grandfather clock has been chiming since the hotel opened.
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Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
Placed over the light source, the Fresnel lens often rested on a clockwork mechanism hung with weights, like those of a gigantic grandfather clock.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Similar to how a grandfather clock keeps time by a swinging pendulum, an atomic clock monitors the vibrations of an atom.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2023
South Yorkshire police are reportedly investigating after more than 350 items were stolen in a heist, including a replica Imperial Coronation Fabergé coach egg, a grandfather clock clockface, sets of silver candelabra, Russian religious icons, and more.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
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Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
Placed over the light source, the Fresnel lens often rested on a clockwork mechanism hung with weights, like those of a gigantic grandfather clock.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Similar to how a grandfather clock keeps time by a swinging pendulum, an atomic clock monitors the vibrations of an atom.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2023
South Yorkshire police are reportedly investigating after more than 350 items were stolen in a heist, including a replica Imperial Coronation Fabergé coach egg, a grandfather clock clockface, sets of silver candelabra, Russian religious icons, and more.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
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