![]() In the following years, antenna and alarm whistle were added to the tower. The first clock placed during construction was replaced by a new clock mechanism brought from Germany in 1925. People have started to adjust their commuting times and prayer times very easily according to the sound heard from the clock tower. The powerful bell ringing every hour and heard from all over the city has made the life of the people of Adana much easier. The clock, which was made in the form of a piggy bank in Adana's busiest square, began to be called the Küçük Saat (Little Clock in Turkish), and this tower was called Büyüksaat (Big Clock in Turkish)Īn important need was met in Adana with the putting into service of the Big Clock. While the tower was called a watch house at first. The Great Clock Tower is the tallest of the towers built in the rush to build clock towers all over the country in the 1880s. The tower was put into service in 1882, during the reign of Governor Abidin Pasha. ![]() The construction of the Great Clock tower started in 1881 by the Adana Governor, the famous poet Ziya Pasha, he died. On the bell of the clock tower “Societe Jntibah Tourhan Djemala a co. The top of the 8-meter-wide tower can be reached by a 110-step ladder. It is said that its foundation was dug at a depth of 35 meters in order to stand firm. The large clock is built in a square prism style and has clocks on all four surfaces. The clock tower was completely built with cut stones The mechanism of the clock, was brought from Germany. ![]() With a height of 32 meters, it is the highest clock tower in Turkey. The Great Clock Tower (Büyüksaat) is one of the most important symbols of Adana, together with Taşköprü. ![]()
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