İzmir Clock Tower | |
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İzmir Saat Kulesi | |
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Former names | Hamidiye Tower |
General information | |
Type | Clock tower |
Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
Location | Konak Square |
Town or city | İzmir |
Country | Turkey |
Coordinates | 38°25′07.9″N 27°07′43.2″E / 38.418861°N 27.128667°E |
Groundbreaking | 1 September 1900 |
Completed | August 1901 |
Inaugurated | 1 September 1901 |
Renovated | 1928, 1974, 2019 |
Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Stone, marble |
Floor count | 4 |
Grounds | 81 m2 (870 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Raymond Charles Péré |
İzmir Clock Tower ( Turkish: İzmir Saat Kulesi) is a historic clock tower located at the Konak Square in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. It is considered as the main landmark of the city. [1] [2]
Kâmil Pasha, the then-Governor of Aidin Vilayet, held a meeting with the prominent people of İzmir on 1 August 1900. [3] It was decided a clock tower to be built in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Abdul Hamid II's accession to the throne. [3] The clock tower was designed by the Levantine French architect Raymond Charles Péré. [3] The groundbreaking ceremony of the construction was held on 1 September 1900. [3] The tower was completed in August 1901 and officially inaugurated on 1 September 1901, the 25th anniversary of the sultan's accession to the throne. [3]
The top of the tower was destroyed in a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on 31 March 1928 and again in a magnitude 5.2 earthquake on 1 February 1974. [3] [4] During the protests against the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, the clock of the tower was stolen. [5] [6] The tower underwent restoration in 2019. [7] [8]
The tower, which has an iron and lead skeleton, is 25 m (82 ft) high and features four fountains (şadırvan), which are placed around the base in a circular pattern. [2] [3] The ground area of the tower is 81 m2 (870 sq ft) [3] The tower has an octagonal plan and four floors. [2] [3] It was made of marble and stone. [2] The tower has four clocks with a diameter of 75 cm. [3] There is a bell on the fourth floor which is carried by twelve columns. [3] There were tughras and Ottoman coats of arms on four sides of the tower. [3] After the proclamation of the republic, they were engraved and replaced with stars and crescents. [9]
The clock tower was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 500 lira banknotes of 1983–1989. [10] It is also featured on the emblem of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. [11] [12] A 1:25 scale model of the tower is on display in Miniatürk. [13]
İzmir Clock Tower | |
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İzmir Saat Kulesi | |
| |
Former names | Hamidiye Tower |
General information | |
Type | Clock tower |
Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
Location | Konak Square |
Town or city | İzmir |
Country | Turkey |
Coordinates | 38°25′07.9″N 27°07′43.2″E / 38.418861°N 27.128667°E |
Groundbreaking | 1 September 1900 |
Completed | August 1901 |
Inaugurated | 1 September 1901 |
Renovated | 1928, 1974, 2019 |
Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Stone, marble |
Floor count | 4 |
Grounds | 81 m2 (870 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Raymond Charles Péré |
İzmir Clock Tower ( Turkish: İzmir Saat Kulesi) is a historic clock tower located at the Konak Square in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. It is considered as the main landmark of the city. [1] [2]
Kâmil Pasha, the then-Governor of Aidin Vilayet, held a meeting with the prominent people of İzmir on 1 August 1900. [3] It was decided a clock tower to be built in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Abdul Hamid II's accession to the throne. [3] The clock tower was designed by the Levantine French architect Raymond Charles Péré. [3] The groundbreaking ceremony of the construction was held on 1 September 1900. [3] The tower was completed in August 1901 and officially inaugurated on 1 September 1901, the 25th anniversary of the sultan's accession to the throne. [3]
The top of the tower was destroyed in a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on 31 March 1928 and again in a magnitude 5.2 earthquake on 1 February 1974. [3] [4] During the protests against the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, the clock of the tower was stolen. [5] [6] The tower underwent restoration in 2019. [7] [8]
The tower, which has an iron and lead skeleton, is 25 m (82 ft) high and features four fountains (şadırvan), which are placed around the base in a circular pattern. [2] [3] The ground area of the tower is 81 m2 (870 sq ft) [3] The tower has an octagonal plan and four floors. [2] [3] It was made of marble and stone. [2] The tower has four clocks with a diameter of 75 cm. [3] There is a bell on the fourth floor which is carried by twelve columns. [3] There were tughras and Ottoman coats of arms on four sides of the tower. [3] After the proclamation of the republic, they were engraved and replaced with stars and crescents. [9]
The clock tower was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 500 lira banknotes of 1983–1989. [10] It is also featured on the emblem of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. [11] [12] A 1:25 scale model of the tower is on display in Miniatürk. [13]