dolmabahçe clock tower

dolmabahasect clock tower turkish saat kulesi situated outside palace istanbul turkey construction ordered ottoman sultan abdafrac14 lhamid 1842a1918 designed court architect sarkis balyan 1890 1895 stands front treasury gate square european waterfront bosphorus next mosque neobaroque style foursided fourstory floor area height manufactured renowned french clockmaker house jeanpaul garnier installed master johann mayer face features highly stylised eastern arabic numerals original mechanical converted partly opposing sides bear tughra abdul hamid