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Izmit Clock Tower

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Izmit Clock Tower
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Izmit Clock Tower, known as one of the symbolic structures of the city, was built in the early 1900s for the 25th anniversary of Sultan Abdulhamid II's ascension to the throne.

Izmit Clock Tower is known as a symbolic structure of Kocaeli province. This important historical structure of the city was built in the early 1900s by Musa Kazım Bey, the Mutasarrıf of Izmit, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Sultan Abdülhamit II's accession to the throne.

Izmit Clock Tower is a rectangular structure and consists of 4 separate sections. The first floor is designed in a wider way compared to the other floors. There are fountains on three sides of the first floor. In addition to the fountains, marble columns decorate the first floor.

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Izmit Clock Tower

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40.762806, 29.919637

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40°45'46.1"N 29°55'10.7"E

UTM

35T 746440 4516528

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