clock tower (Sahat-kula)
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The clock tower (Sahat-kula) is a historic Ottoman-era timekeeping tower in Sarajevo, closely associated with the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque complex and notable for its traditional Islamic lunar clock.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahat-kula (Sarajevo) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman-era structure
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clock tower ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalFigure | Gazi Husrev-beg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Ottoman clock towers (sahat-kule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Ottoman period ⓘ |
| cityQuarter | Stari Grad Sarajevo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important landmark of Baščaršija
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symbol of Sarajevo’s Ottoman heritage ⓘ |
| hasClockFace | multiple sides ⓘ |
| hasClockType | Islamic lunar clock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | coordination of daily religious and commercial life in the bazaar area ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
announcing prayer times
ⓘ
public time display ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Sarajevska sahat-kula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInBosnian | Sahat-kula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView |
Baščaršija bazaar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque courtyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Islamic cultural heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument at local level ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baščaršija
NERFINISHED
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Sarajevo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarajevo Old Town NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Sarajevo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gazi Husrev-beg Bezistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gazi Husrev-beg Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
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wood (upper parts and mechanism housing) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
showing time according to lunar hours
ⓘ
traditional Islamic lunar timekeeping ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned with mosque courtyard ⓘ |
| partOf | Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| timeSystem | hours counted from sunset ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| translationOfName | clock tower ⓘ |
| usedFor | timekeeping ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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