Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower is a heritage structure in Fort, Mumbai, India, that was erected in 1882 using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadi, a Parsi philanthropist who had contributed to the cause of education in the city.[1] He was a member of the Bombay Native Education Society and on the board of Elphinstone Institution (now Elphinstone College).[2] He died on 3 July 1862.[3]

Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower
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Location	Perin Nariman Street
Coordinates	18.934320°N 72.835840°E / 18.934320; 72.835840
Area	Fort, Mumbai
Built	1882
Architectural style(s)	Persian archtiecture

The building had a functional drinking fountain, and the facade has many elements of Persian architecture, like lamassus at every entrance, and ornate acanthus leaf cornices.[4][5] The structure was in extremely poor condition and was repeatedly vandalised (the glass and hands from clock face were often stolen), but it was restored by a team led by conservation architect Vikas Dilawari, with funding from the Kala Ghoda Association, in 2017.[3][6] The restoration project on the tower won the Honourable Mention under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.[7]

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