Etfal Hospital Clock Tower
- Etfal Hospital Clock Tower
Etfal Hospital Clock Tower, or Children’s Hospital Clock Tower ( _tr. Etfal Hastanesi Saat Kulesi), is a clock tower situated in the garden of the Hamidiye Etfal Hospital (now Şişli Etfal Hospital) in the Şişli district of İstanbul, Turkey at the European side of Bosphorus. It was ordered by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) and constructed by the architect Mehmet Şükrü Bey.
The 20 m tall structure is made of marble and fine Hereke stone. On the front face, the tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II is put on.
ee also
* List of columns and towers in Istanbul
External links
* [http://www.ibb.gov.tr/NR/exeres/266316CE-734F-4BC9-B742-25FE108118DF,frameless.htm?NRMODE=PublishedIstanbul Municipality official website]
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