<<AL-JAZARI'S ELEPHANT CLOCK>>

Al-Jazari was a genius mechanical engineer who lived in today's southern Turkey more than 800 years ago. One of his mechanical marvels was the Elephant Clock - a water-powered clock with a multicultural meaning. It was a masterpiece that celebrated the diversity of humankind. Its moving parts were automated using an Indian-inspired water-powered timer. Combined with this were an Egyptian phoenix, Greek hydraulic technology, Chinese dragons, an Indian elephant and mechanical figurines in Arabian dress. 

Image (left side): 13th century manuscript of the elephant clock
Image (right side): modern text following a traditional rhyming Arabic story-telling style describing the ‪#‎elephant_clock‬