clock tower built in Late Ottoman period missing him original Clock, modern restoration work exposed. When the authorities sought to restore the tower in Southern Province of Turkey of Antalya, hm found out Cheap plastic watch hung instead of The original one Developed in early twentieth century.
unknown who removed The watch is believed to have been the original removed sometimes in The late eighties, shortly after the reform work.
Beautiful Karapiram head of Anadolu Agency – Department of Cultural Assets in Antalya Province on Monday that the clock disappeared “either as result of theft or disappeared while there removed (for Previous restore) some way. “
The clock tower has been transformed into current State of crumbling part of Byzantine era city walls in Kaleiçi Historic District of the province. in the era of of Abdul Hamid II, the tower of the ninth era joined Clock towers multiply across the empire with add of Stone blocks and clock.
When Antalya Province decided to take it back earlier yearCrews discover that the hour has passed unnoticed for years, it was actually a replacement. Karabayram said they believe that original mechanism of it was time removed in 1988 and nothing of The other “historic” parts were on the clock available. “We do not have information about destiny of the hour in archives,” he lamented.
He said a piece of metal was used to tie current The clock has a place unlike what is historical natureand install it also led to cracks on Stone blocks around it. Now we’re boosting it up and turning the clock back on original Bells bells and appearance.”
