Yıldız Clock Tower

Yıldız Clock Tower

Yıldız Clock Tower ( _tr. Yıldız Saat Kulesi), is a clock tower situated in the garden of the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, in Yıldız neighborhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey at the European side of Bosphorus.

History

The tower was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) in 1889, and the construction completed in 1890.

tructure

The three-story structure in Ottoman and neo-gothic style has an octagonal plan. Outside the first floor, there are four inscriptions, the second floor contains a thermometer and a barometer, and the top floor is the clock room. The clock was repaired in 1993. Atop the decorative roof, a compass rose is found.

ee also

* List of columns and towers in Istanbul
* Yıldız Palace

External links

* [http://www.ibb.gov.tr/NR/exeres/266316CE-734F-4BC9-B742-25FE108118DF,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul]
* [http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ist_cas.htm Istanbul’s castles, towers and columns]


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