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Nusretiye Clock Tower, aka Tophane Clock Tower, is a clock tower situated in Tophane, a neighborhood in Beyoğlu district of

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Nusretiye Mosque Nusretiye Mosque is an ornate mosque located in Tophane district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1823–1826 by Sultan Mahmut II. Historical background The mosque was commissioned by Mahmud II and built between 1822 and 1826 in ...

and Tophane Kiosk at the

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an waterfront of Bosphorus. It was ordered by the Ottoman sultan

Abdülmecid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the r ...

(1823–1861), designed by architect

Garabet Amira Balyan Karapet or Garabet or Garabed is a common Armenian given name. They may refer to: *a pre-Christian Armenian thunder-god, Karapet Religion *Karabet ( hy, Կարապետ, link=no) or Garabed (Western Armenian), the Armenian name for '' prodromos'' ...

and completed in 1848. Designed in neo-classical style, the four-sided, three-story clock tower is 15 m high. A

tughra A tughra ( ota, طغرا, ṭuġrā) is a calligraphic monogram, seal or signature of a sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence. Inspired by the tamgha, it was also carved on his seal and stamped on the coins minted ...

of Sultan Abdülmecid I is put on above the entrance. The original

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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. However, it remained within the customs warehouse area of Istanbul Port, cut off from the public access today.http://www.sihirlitur.com/gazete/sayfa5.html

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Istanbul Municipality official website
Garabet Amira Balyan buildings Buildings and structures in Istanbul Clock towers in Turkey Bosphorus Neoclassical architecture in Turkey Beyoğlu Towers completed in 1848 1848 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Ottoman clock towers {{turkey-struct-stub

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