{"id":82313,"date":"2021-12-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=82313"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:51:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:51:44","slug":"german-repair-clock-tower-kmc-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/german-repair-clock-tower-kmc-building.html","title":{"rendered":"German consulate to overhaul clock tower of old KMC building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The German Consulate General Holger Ziegeler announced that German master clockmaker \u2013 Perrot Tower Clocks and Bell Ringers \u2013 will help Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to repair the 1935 historical clock tower of the old KMC building situated on MA Jinnah Road, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kmc-karachis-development-works.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KMC shares details of Karachi\u2019s development works<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, the project was taken up by the German consulate for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-germany-signs-eur-129-mn-package.html\" target=\"_blank\">Germany relations<\/a>. The project is significant because it highlights the cultural cooperation to preserve cultural heritage. Reportedly, the German clockmaker will assist with the repair work as the local experts are not qualified enough to conduct in-depth maintenance to ensure the reliable functioning of the clock tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kmc-to-allot-land-to-affectees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KMC to allot land to anti-encroachment drive\u2019s affectees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the visiting master technician Berthold Rapp mentioned that the company provides services for the restoration of historical installations dating back to the 1500s. The German consulate general expressed gratitude for acquiring funds for the central timepiece of Karachi. He disclosed that the technician is in close cooperation with KMC to perform repairs and guide on how to operate the clock in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The German Consulate General Holger Ziegeler announced that German master clockmaker \u2013 Perrot Tower Clocks and Bell Ringers \u2013 will help Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to repair the 1935 historical clock tower of the old KMC building situated on MA Jinnah Road, according to news sources. Read: KMC shares details of Karachi\u2019s development works As per the details, the project was taken up by the German consulate for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-Germany relations. The project is significant because it highlights the cultural cooperation to preserve cultural heritage. Reportedly, the German clockmaker will assist with the repair work as the local experts are not qualified enough to conduct in-depth maintenance to ensure the reliable functioning of the clock tower. Read: KMC to allot land to anti-encroachment drive\u2019s affectees Moreover, the visiting master technician Berthold Rapp mentioned that the company provides services for the restoration of historical installations dating back to the 1500s. The German consulate general expressed gratitude for acquiring funds for the central timepiece of Karachi. He disclosed that the technician is in close cooperation with KMC to perform repairs and guide on how to operate the clock in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":75880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[50043,20802],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-german-consulate-to-overhaul-clock-tower-of-old-kmc-building","9":"tag-karachi-metropolitan-corporation-kmc","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>German consulate to overhaul clock tower of KMC building- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The German Consulate General Holger Ziegeler announced that German master clockmaker \u2013 Perrot Tower Clocks and Bell Ringers \u2013 will help Karachi....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/german-repair-clock-tower-kmc-building.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"German consulate to overhaul clock tower of KMC building- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The German Consulate General Holger Ziegeler announced that German master clockmaker \u2013 Perrot Tower Clocks and Bell Ringers \u2013 will help Karachi....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/german-repair-clock-tower-kmc-building.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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