Beyazıt Tower
Observation tower, Broadcasting tower in Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beyazıt Tower, also named Seraskier Tower, from the name of the Ottoman ministry of War, is an 85-metre-tall (279 ft) fire-watch tower located in the courtyard of Istanbul University's main campus (formerly Ottoman Ministry of War) on Beyazıt Square (known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period) in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Beyazıt Tower | |
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Beyazıt Kulesi | |
General information | |
Type | Observation tower Broadcasting tower |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41.0128°N 28.9649°E / 41.0128; 28.9649 |
Construction started | 1749 |
Completed | 1749 |
Opening | 1749 |
Owner | City of Istanbul, Turkey |
Management | Beyazıt Kulesi, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi BELTUR |
Height | |
Architectural | 85 m (279 ft)[1] |
Tip | 85 m (279 ft)[1] |
Top floor | 85 m (279 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3[2] |
Lifts/elevators | 0[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Senekerim Balyan |
References | |
https://www.tripadvisor.com.tr/ |
Beyazıt Tower was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839), and designed by Senekerim Balyan, who built it of stone in 1828 on the place of the original wooden Beyazıt Tower, which was destroyed in a fire and was constructed earlier by the architect's brother, Krikor Balyan.
It is currently equipped with a lighting system to indicate weather conditions in different colors. Red colour means snow, blue—nice and clear weather, green—rain and yellow—fog.