Hamidiyyeh Clock Tower - Beirut, Lebanon
In 1897, a clock tower was built near the Grand Serail to celebrate the anniversary of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II's coronation and to make up for the absence of a public clock indicating mandatory Muslim prayer times especially that many foreign institutions had built western style clock towers. The construction of the clock tower was approved by the Sultan following a letter of supplication from Beirut's governor Rashid Bey. The ceremonial laying of the first stone took place on 9 January 1897 (the birthday of the Sultan) in the presence of high officials, military representatives and members of the municipality of Beirut. Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Serail
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Hamidiyyeh Clock Tower - Beirut, Lebanon
In 1897, a clock tower was built near the Grand Serail to celebrate the anniversary of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II's coronation and to make up for the absence of a public clock indicating mandatory Muslim prayer times especially that many foreign institutions had built western style clock towers. The construction of the clock tower was approved by the Sultan following a letter of supplication from Beirut's governor Rashid Bey. The ceremonial laying of the first stone took place on 9 January 1897 (the birthday of the Sultan) in the presence of high officials, military representatives and members of the municipality of Beirut. Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Serail
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© This photograph is copyrighted. Under no circumstances can it be reproduced, distributed, modified, copied, posted to websites or printed or published in media or other medium or used for commercial or other uses without the prior written consent and permission of the photographer.