Bilecik Clock Tower
When entering Bilecik from Eskişehir, one of the first striking works is the clock tower. The tradition of making clock towers in the Ottoman Empire dates back to the 16th century. started to emerge at the end of the century. This tradition in Ottoman cities, XVIII and XIX. century, it became widespread from west to east. The most important reason for the spread of clock towers to the interior of Anatolia, II. It is the edict that Abdulhamid sent to the governors on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne (1901) regarding the construction of the clock tower. In 1907, a clock tower was built by Ertuğrul Governor Musa Kazım Bey in line with this order in Bilecik. The tower, which is 15 meters high, was built near the high school (currently used as the municipal service building) on Istasyon Street. It is written on the inscription on the entrance door that it was restored between 1997-2008. The tower consists of four rectangular prisms that expand from top to bottom. The corners of the lower two floors are cut, the façade is made of rubble stone; the upper floors are made of wood. There is a round arched door at the bottom and a window above it. It has a balcony on the second floor. On the four sides of the wooden block on the balcony, there are clocks with square dials. It is covered with a pyramidal cone.
