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The design of the tower resembles the old Islamic minarets with four similar façades, topped with traditional oriental
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The tower was inaugurated in 1900 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Sultan's accession to the throne.
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Half of the cost was collected through donations while the other half was paid by the municipality. 1582: 1547: 1517: 1125: 982: 769: 624: 1432: 1314: 792: 720: 589: 875: 759: 584: 427: 1567: 1497: 1492: 1104: 867: 644: 604: 548: 538: 458: 417: 1677: 1467: 1385: 1329: 1324: 1063: 972: 944: 880: 599: 594: 261: 211: 1502: 1375: 1165: 1002: 992: 949: 689: 639: 614: 579: 574: 564: 437: 380: 76: 395: 8: 1557: 1220: 1180: 669: 503: 488: 1424: 1334: 1109: 1043: 699: 694: 664: 569: 493: 1291: 1195: 704: 679: 483: 463: 349: 320: 1482: 1477: 1410: 1286: 1215: 1200: 1190: 1145: 1140: 1048: 684: 659: 654: 649: 1610: 1542: 1400: 1390: 1235: 1175: 1084: 498: 373: 180: 1527: 1522: 1512: 1487: 1281: 1266: 1210: 1205: 1185: 1155: 1150: 1058: 1007: 674: 523: 468: 442: 219: 200: 35: 235: 1656: 1638: 1625: 1507: 1380: 1276: 1130: 1089: 1038: 929: 919: 725: 518: 513: 422: 1012: 1472: 1437: 1261: 1256: 1225: 1170: 1160: 939: 934: 924: 914: 909: 229: 191:, Syria. It was built in 1898-1899 by the French architect of Aleppo city 1462: 1457: 1271: 1251: 1230: 1068: 533: 66: 1405: 543: 1452: 473: 1447: 1395: 1053: 432: 244: 1135: 204: 1442: 403: 256: 188: 86: 398: 103: 98: 297:"How a public fountain house became a clock tower" 228:The construction of the tower cost a sum of 1,500 1355:Al-Hamadaniah Olympic Swimming and Diving Complex 1654: 222:in order to mark the modern era of timeliness. 381: 998:Mamoun University for Science and Technology 218:. 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"How a public fountain house became a clock tower"
Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower
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