Clock Tower, Korçë
The Clock tower of Korça and Ilyas bey Mirahori mosque
The Clock Tower of Korçë (Albanian: Kulla e sahatit e Korçës) is a historic Ottoman Turkish clock tower dating from the 18th century and recently reconstructed. It is situated in the Old Bazaar of Korçë, Albania.
The clock tower was built in 1784 after an agreement between Muslim Albanians and Orthodox Moscolopans (Moscopole was a centre of the Aromanian minority in Albania), and was part of the Mosque Complex of Iliaz Hodja built in 1490.
The tower was made of stone and had a typical Ottoman style. It was destroyed during the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha due to an earthquake on May 21, 1960.
Sources[]
- Dritan Çoku. "Kulla e sahatit në Korçë, jeta e një monumenti arkitekturor". Shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Shqiptarja. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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Categories:
- Ottoman clock towers
- Towers completed in 1784
- Ottoman architecture in Albania
- Buildings and structures in Korçë
- 1784 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Clock towers in Albania