| Sa'at Tower | |
|---|---|
کاخ شهرداری تبریز | |
 South-western side of Sa'at Tower | |
 Interactive map of the Sa'at Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Municipality Clock tower |
| Location | Tabriz,Iran |
| Coordinates | 38°04′25″N46°17′44″E / 38.07361°N 46.29556°E /38.07361; 46.29556 |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Avedis Ohanjanian |
Sa'at Tower also known asTabriz Municipality Palace (Persian:کاخ شهرداری تبریز, alsoRomanized asSā'at Tower) is a building in Tabriz which is used as the city hall and main office of the municipal government ofTabriz,East Azarbaijan Province,Iran. The Municipality Palace features a hall, a clock tower, and a small garden.
BeforeWorld War II it was used by theAzerbaijan Democrat Party as the Government Office. When Iranian troops regained control of Tabriz in 1947, the building was again used as the Tabriz municipal central office. In the early 2000s parts of it became a municipal museum.
During the 1980s, in an attempt to install an elevator, one ofSa'at's patios was damaged. The dome at the top of the Sa'at tower was reconstructed in 2008, with a new khaki coloured fiber glass replacing the original silver coloured dome. Since 2007, part of the building houses the Municipal Museum.
The building has an area of about 9,600 square meters and 6,500 square meters of infrastructure built on three floors. Tabriz Municipality Palace has a four-page clock tower with a height of 30.5 meters with the rhythmic resonance of its bells, every hour, it brings the passage of time to the ears of the people of Tabriz. The exterior of the building is carved out of stone and the plan of the building is similar to the design of a flying eagle, which corresponds to the example of buildings in Germany before World War II.[1]
In recent years parts of the building is reorganized as municipality museum of Tabriz.
Since Sa'at Tower is located in the center of the city, it has been used for various ceremonies and gatherings in the city.
Sa'at means "clock", which refers to the four face clock in top of the tower.
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