| Dolmabahçe Clock Tower | |
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Dolmabahçe Saat Kulesi | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Clock tower |
| Architectural style | OttomanNeo-baroque |
| Location | Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Caddesi,Istanbul,Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°02′15.39″N28°59′47.17″E / 41.0376083°N 28.9964361°E /41.0376083; 28.9964361 |
| Construction started | 1890 |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Height | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 72.25 m2 (777.7 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Sarkis Balyan |
Dolmabahçe Clock Tower (Turkish:Dolmabahçe Saat Kulesi) is aclock tower situated outsideDolmabahçe Palace inIstanbul,Turkey. Its construction was ordered byOttomansultanAbdülhamid II (1842–1918) and designed by the court architectSarkis Balyan between 1890 and 1895.
The clock tower was added to Dolmabahçe Palace, and stands in front of its Treasury Gate on a square along theEuropean waterfront ofBosphorus next toDolmabahçe Mosque. Designed in Ottomanneo-baroque style, the four-sided, four-story tower stands on a floor area of8.5 × 8.5 m(28 × 28 ft) at a height of 27 m (89 ft). Its clock was manufactured by the renownedFrenchclockmaker house ofJean-Paul Garnier, and installed by the court clock master Johann Mayer. Its face features highly stylisedEastern Arabic numerals. In 1979, the original mechanicalclock was converted partly to an electrical one. Two opposing sides of the tower bear thetughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[1]
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