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Produced and published by the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
Published July 2008
Published July 2008
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Situated in the Queen Victoria Gardens facing St Kilda Road, the floral clock - with a diameter of over 9 m - was presented to the city by the Swiss consul Curt Malning as a goodwill gesture on behalf of the watchmakers of Switzerland. The clock's hands are driven by a synchronous motor housed in a concrete casing in the centre of the dial, and it was unveiled by the lord mayor, Councillor I.F. Beaurepaire, on 4 November 1966. Melbourne had boasted a floral clock during the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition, and a floral clock had been mooted for the zoo in Royal Park in the 1930s.