Source: Atlas Obscura
Soccer fans aren’t known for their love of flowers. Or clocks, for that matter, unless they’re counting down the seconds to a victory. But when Viña del Mar, Chile, was chosen as a venue for the 1962 World Cup, the coastal city nonetheless decided to spruce up its seafront with a large, flowery, fully functioning clock.
The Reloj de Flores (Flower Clock) is a botanical landmark in Viña del Mar to this day. It has been severely damaged by both vandalism and a fallen tree over the years, but the flowers keep on blooming, and the clock’s still ticking.
The original clock mechanism was built by the Favag clockmakers of…
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