The Clock Tower of Darynth

The Clock Tower of Darynth is a building in the Citadel of Alsaisce-Corelle, formerly Darynth. It is the world's first and longest-standing clock tower, and is hailed as one of the architectural marvels of the late Age of Magic.   Construction Plans for the Clock Tower were drawn in the year 1305 by architect Lenore Graybiel under the commission of governor Gleik Lothbrook and minister of city planning Sydnor Rayne. The inventors of the clock, Albert Denymede and Robert Denymede, also took part in the tower's design, particularly the top level housing the clock mechanism. Construction. Materials were provided from the local Mines of Monnegal. With impressive organization, manpower, and use of simple machines such as ramps and pulleys, construction was completed the following year.   To provide every citizen of Darynth with easy access to the time of day, a location in the center of town was chosen as the Tower's construction site. Since, naturally, the center of town was already occupied by other structures, an derelict church was razed to clear a lot. This choice invited significant controversy from religious worshippers, who argued that it symbolized the state's abandonment of traditional morals in favor of technology.   The Clock Tower stands at 300 feet tall, and its bells have rung every daylight hour for the past several centuries.   Cultural influence The Clock Tower established Darynth as the first civilization to operate on a precise hourly schedule. This is believed to have substantially increased the city's productivity by saving thousands of person-hours per day, thereby enhancing Darynth's economic strength significantly beyond other cities of comparable population. The ability to precisely schedule events permitted several new practices such as timed meetings and restaurant reservations.  

Encyclopedia Zelkaria, 3rd Edition, 1675