, ▁the ▁p ho enix ▁represents ▁Pers ian ▁culture , ▁the ▁water ▁work ▁represents ▁Greek ▁culture , ▁and ▁the ▁tur ban ▁represents ▁Islam ic ▁culture " ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁mult icult ural ▁ment ality ▁of ▁the ▁intellectual ▁Al - J az ari . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁mechanical ▁innov ations , ▁the ▁clock ▁itself ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁mult icult ural ism ▁represented ▁in ▁technology . ▁ ▁Mechan ism ▁▁ ▁The ▁timing ▁mechanism ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁water - filled ▁bas in ▁hidden ▁inside ▁the ▁ele ph ant . ▁In ▁the ▁bucket ▁is ▁a ▁deep ▁bow l ▁floating ▁in ▁the ▁water , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁The ▁bow l ▁takes ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁fill ▁through ▁this ▁hole . ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁s inking , ▁the ▁bow l ▁pull s ▁a ▁string ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁see - s aw ▁mechanism ▁in ▁the ▁tower ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁ele ph ant . ▁This ▁releases ▁a ▁ball ▁that ▁dro ps ▁into ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁a ▁ser pent , ▁causing ▁the ▁ser pent ▁to ▁tip ▁forward , ▁which ▁pull s ▁the ▁sun ken ▁bow l ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁via ▁strings . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁strings ▁causes ▁a ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁tower ▁to ▁raise ▁either ▁the ▁left ▁or ▁right ▁hand ▁and ▁the ▁ma h out ▁( ele ph ant ▁driver ▁at ▁the ▁front ) ▁to ▁hit ▁a ▁drum . ▁This ▁indicates ▁a ▁half ▁or ▁full ▁hour . ▁Next , ▁the ▁s