Great Clock of Lima

Great Clock of Lima
1872 photograph by Eugenio Courret
LocationLima, Lima, Peru
Coordinates12°3′50.65″S 77°2′17.88″W / 12.0640694°S 77.0383000°W / -12.0640694; -77.0383000
DesignerPedro Ruiz Gallo
TypeClock
Opening dateDecember 6, 1870

The Great Clock of Lima (Spanish: Gran Reloj de Lima), also known as the Pedro Ruiz Gallo clock (Spanish: Reloj de Pedro Ruiz Gallo) after its inventor, was a monumental clock created by Pedro Ruiz Gallo, and which was installed in the Parque de la Exposición in 1870 for the celebration of the Exhibition of 1872. The watch disappeared during the occupation of Lima by the Chilean Army in the War of the Pacific.