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==Location== |
==Location== |
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The Watch Tower is located in front of the Khasmahal Mosque on Char |
The Watch Tower is located in front of the Khasmahal Mosque on Char Fasson College Road, an upazila town on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, 60 km from Bhola district town. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Jacob Tower likely to be inaugurated today|url=http://m.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/132870|website=Jacob Tower likely to be inaugurated today {{!}} theindependentbd.com|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> |
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==Naming== |
==Naming== |
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Revision as of 08:00, 31 May 2020
| Jakob Tower | |
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জ্যাকব টাওয়ার | |
 Jakob Tower in Char Fassson | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Tipu Sultan Road, Char Fasson sadar, Char Fasson. Bhola. Bangladesh [1] |
| Opening | January 16, 2018 |
| Cost | 2 Million (approximately) |
| Management | Char Fassson Municipality |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 225 feet |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kamruzzaman Liton [2] |
Jakob Tower is a tourist watchtower located in the Char Fasson town of Bhola Island in southern Bangladesh. Natural beauty can be enjoyed from this tower up to an area of 100 sq km.[3] It is the tallest watch tower in Bangladesh. Built in the style of the Eiffel Tower, the 18-story Watch Tower can accommodate 50 visitors on each floor and 500 visitors throughout the tower.
Location
The Watch Tower is located in front of the Khasmahal Mosque on Char Fasson College Road, an upazila town on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, 60 km from Bhola district town. [4]
Naming
It was not called Jakob Tower at the beginning of construction. Former Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed visited the tower under construction on May 16, 2017 and was impressed by the construction style and aesthetic beauty of the tower and named it 'Jacob Tower'. The tower is named after Bhola-4 MP Abdullah Al Islam Jakob.[5]
Construction and Structure
Construction of the tower began in February 2013. The construction of the tower cost about 20 crore rupees. Its height is 225 feet. Char Fashion Municipality has implemented a tower construction project on 1 acre of land. The tower was designed by architect Kamruzzaman Liton. Built entirely on a cast-piling foundation 65 feet below the ground, the tower can withstand a magnitude 6 earthquake. From the ground up to the dome-shaped watch point at the top of the tower, there are 5 mm diameter transparent glass on the surrounding aluminum.[6]
Tourism
An area of about 100 square kilometers can be seen from the top of Jacob Tower. Binoculars are available to see distant places clearly. From here you can see the protected forests of Char Kukri-Mukri, Tarua Beach, Char Piyal of Swapnadwip Monpura, Hatiyar Nijhum Island and the Bay of Bengal. [7]
- ^ "President opens Jacob Tower in Bhola - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "225-feet watchtower in Bhola looks to boost tourism". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "President opens Jacob Tower in Bhola - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Jacob Tower likely to be inaugurated today". Jacob Tower likely to be inaugurated today | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "225-feet watchtower in Bhola looks to boost tourism". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "President opens Jacob Tower in Bhola - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "225-feet watchtower in Bhola looks to boost tourism". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-31.