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'''Nusretiye Clock Tower''', aka '''Tophane Clock Tower''', is a [[clock tower]] situated in Tophane, a neighborhood in [[Beyoğlu]] district of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] next to [[Nusretiye Mosque]] and Tophane Kiosk at the [[Europe]]an waterfront of [[Bosphorus]]. It was ordered by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[sultan]] [[Abdülmecid I]] (1823-1861), and constructed by the renowned [[Armenians in the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Armenian]] architect [[Balyan family#Garabet Amira Balyan|Garabet Amira Balyan]] in 1848. |
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'''Nusretiye Clock Tower''', aka '''Tophane Clock Tower''', is a [[clock tower]] situated at [[Tophane]], a neighborhood in [[Beyoğlu]] district of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], next to [[Nusretiye Mosque]] and Tophane Kiosk at the [[Europe]]an waterfront of [[Bosphorus]]. It was ordered by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[sultan]] [[Abdulmejid I]] (1823–1861), designed by architect [[Balyan family#Garabet Amira Balyan|Garabet Amira Balyan]] and completed in 1848. |
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Designed in [[neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] style, the four-sided, three-story clock tower is 15 m high. A [[tughra]] of Sultan Abdülmecid I is put on above the entrance. The original [[clock]] and the clock face are in a state of disrepair. The clock tower along with Nusretiye Mosque and the Tophane Kiosk survived urban renewal and highway construction program mid 1950s. <ref>[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7443 Nusretiye Mosque<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, it remained within the customs warehouse area of Istanbul Port, cut off from the public access today. <ref> http://www.sihirlitur.com/gazete/sayfa5.html {{tr icon}}</ref> |
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Designed in [[neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] style, the four-sided, three-story clock tower is {{cvt|15|m}} high. A [[tughra]] of Sultan Abdülmecid I is installed above the entrance. The original [[clock]] and the clock face are in a state of disrepair. The clock tower along with Nusretiye Mosque and the Tophane Kiosk survived the urban renewal and highway construction program of the mid-1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7443 |title=Nusretiye Mosque<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525053854/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7443 |archive-date=2006-05-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, it remains within the customs warehouse area of [[Istanbul Protocol|Istanbul Port]], cut off from public access today.<ref>http://www.sihirlitur.com/gazete/sayfa5.html {{in lang|tr}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{Commons category|Tophane (Nusretiye) Clock Tower}} |
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* [http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/KenteBakis/IstanbulGuide/ColumnsTowers/ Istanbul Municipality official website] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061005023834/http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/KenteBakis/IstanbulGuide/ColumnsTowers/ Istanbul Municipality official website] |
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 1 October 2024
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| Architectural style | Neo-classical |
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| Architect(s) | Garabet Amira Balyan |
Nusretiye Clock Tower, aka Tophane Clock Tower, is a clock tower situated at Tophane, a neighborhood in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, next to Nusretiye Mosque and Tophane Kiosk at the European waterfront of Bosphorus. It was ordered by the Ottoman sultan Abdulmejid I (1823–1861), designed by architect Garabet Amira Balyan and completed in 1848.
Designed in neo-classical style, the four-sided, three-story clock tower is 15 m (49 ft) high. A tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid I is installed above the entrance. The original clock and the clock face are in a state of disrepair. The clock tower along with Nusretiye Mosque and the Tophane Kiosk survived the urban renewal and highway construction program of the mid-1950s.[1] However, it remains within the customs warehouse area of Istanbul Port, cut off from public access today.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nusretiye Mosque". Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2006-09-04.
- ^ http://www.sihirlitur.com/gazete/sayfa5.html (in Turkish)
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