The Clock Tower ( cnr, Сат кула, Sat kula;
Turkish: Saat Kulesi) of
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
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Montenegro
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, is located at ''Bećir Beg Osmanagić square'', in the
Stara Varoš neighborhood. It is one of the very few
Ottoman landmarks that survived the
bombing of Podgorica in World War II
The bombing of Podgorica in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1943 to 1944 at the request of the Yugoslav Partisans.
Background
Between the two World Wars, Podgorica had a population of 13,000. .
History
Sahat Kula was built in 1667, by Hadži-paša Osmanagić, a prominent citizen of
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
. It is a freestanding 19m tall stone
clock tower
Clock towers are a specific type of structure which house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another buildi ...
.
Its current
turret clock
A turret clock or tower clock is a clock designed to be mounted high in the wall of a building, usually in a clock tower, in public buildings such as churches, university buildings, and town halls. As a public amenity to enable the community to ...
mechanism was made in 1890 by Pietro Colbachini foundry in
Bassano del Grappa
Bassano del Grappa ( vec, Basan or ''Bassan'', ) is a city and ''comune'', in the Vicenza province, in the region of Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo ...
,
Italy
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, after Podgorica was incorporated into
Montenegro
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(original mechanism was made in Austria). Around the same time, a metal cross was installed at the top of the tower, symbolizing transfer of the city from the Ottomans into the hands of
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
Montenegrins. The cross was made by Stevan Radović,
Lazar Radović
Lazar Radović ( Cyrillic: Лазар Радовић; born 13 November 1937) is a Montenegrin retired footballer.
Club career
Radović played in Holland for Xerxes alongside Eddy Treijtel and Willem van Hanegem and was prepared to follow van Han ...
's grandfather.
Today, Sahat kula is an important cultural monument of Montenegro, protected by law. The clock was renovated in January 2012, when new electric mechanism was installed, as old one is kept for historic significance only.
Stara Varoš – srce stare Podgorice
FOS Media
References
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Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
Towers completed in 1667
Buildings and structures in Podgorica
Clock towers in Montenegro
Tourist attractions in Podgorica
Ottoman architecture in Montenegro
1667 establishments in the Ottoman Empire