QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING
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The Great Australian Clock, installed in the Queen Victoria Building in June of 2000, is the largest hanging animated turret clock in the world. It weighs 4 tonnes, is 10 metres tall, and has 33 picture scenes (15 of them animated). Decorated with 23 carat gold and 23 carat gold leaf, it cost over 1.5 million dollars.
The following are AVI movies of the Royal Clock in the Queen Victoria Building showing action on the half-hour:
The clock chimes on the half hour for shoppers entering by the front door below. (23 seconds) Observe the turret during the conclusion. The map of Australia appears as the door closes after the previous sequence of pictures and a lid swings open above the turret. (24 seconds) This is a longer movie of the Royal Clock in the Queen Victoria Building lasting 2 min 09 sec. 
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